http://www.elfnoodles.com/rocks/more-on-citrine-the-one-where-i-am-a-liar/ Elf is coming to get you Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:16:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.elfnoodles.com/rocks/more-on-citrine-the-one-where-i-am-a-liar/#comment-27603 Sim Yee Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:39:22 +0000 http://www.elfnoodles.com/rocks/more-on-citrine-the-one-where-i-am-a-liar/#comment-27603 Thanks fo your explaination! It seems more clear to me now :) ..I really appreacite if u can include a real citrine photo as well if you can. As I have observed, citrine that are normally sell are clear bright yellow color (darker yellow) but the price are pretty affordable. It maybe heated amethyst. Thanks fo your explaination! It seems more clear to me now ..I really appreacite if u can include a real citrine photo as well if you can. As I have observed, citrine that are normally sell are clear bright yellow color (darker yellow) but the price are pretty affordable. It maybe heated amethyst.

]]> http://www.elfnoodles.com/rocks/more-on-citrine-the-one-where-i-am-a-liar/#comment-27567 Elfnoodles » Baked amethyst vs. real citrine (still no pics, yet) Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:04:35 +0000 http://www.elfnoodles.com/rocks/more-on-citrine-the-one-where-i-am-a-liar/#comment-27567 [...] A new visitor (hi!) asked about how to tell the difference between the baked citrine (heat-treated amethyst), and genuine citrine. I’ll post photos as soon as I can, but in the meantime I think I am familiar enough with them now that I can describe it. Real citrine, in my experience, looks exactly like regular clear quartz, but with a golden yellow tint. In affordable specimens, the color tends to be pretty light, but it is definitely there. Brightly-colored natural specimens exist but are very rare and so are priced accordingly. The morphology is also like regular quartz – this is important. The rough points are shaped more like clear quartz points, not like amethyst points. You may have noticed amethyst usually forms short, angled points (I’ve seen this shape called “dragonstooth”) and tight clusters. Also, if you look into a natural citrine, at its internal structure, that also is like regular quartz – it might have some inclusions, fractures, clouds, etc. but not the “crackle” or “sparkle” look of heat-treated amethyst. Finally, the natural citrines I have seen all have the color spread uniformly throughout, without large white patches. [...] [...] A new visitor (hi!) asked about how to tell the difference between the baked citrine (heat-treated amethyst), and genuine citrine. I’ll post photos as soon as I can, but in the meantime I think I am familiar enough with them now that I can describe it. Real citrine, in my experience, looks exactly like regular clear quartz, but with a golden yellow tint. In affordable specimens, the color tends to be pretty light, but it is definitely there. Brightly-colored natural specimens exist but are very rare and so are priced accordingly. The morphology is also like regular quartz – this is important. The rough points are shaped more like clear quartz points, not like amethyst points. You may have noticed amethyst usually forms short, angled points (I’ve seen this shape called “dragonstooth”) and tight clusters. Also, if you look into a natural citrine, at its internal structure, that also is like regular quartz – it might have some inclusions, fractures, clouds, etc. but not the “crackle” or “sparkle” look of heat-treated amethyst. Finally, the natural citrines I have seen all have the color spread uniformly throughout, without large white patches. [...]

]]> http://www.elfnoodles.com/rocks/more-on-citrine-the-one-where-i-am-a-liar/#comment-27558 Sim Yee Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:06:42 +0000 http://www.elfnoodles.com/rocks/more-on-citrine-the-one-where-i-am-a-liar/#comment-27558 May I know how to differenciate between real and fake citrine(heated amethysts) ? May I know how to differenciate between real and fake citrine(heated amethysts) ?

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