Mineral Family: Quartz
Chemical Composition: Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Hardness: 7 on Mohs scale
Formation: Forms through natural heating of quartz, giving it its yellow to golden coloration
Common Sources: Brazil, Madagascar, Russia.

The natural vs heat-treated conversation:
This matters for your customers and your brand integrity.

Natural citrine is rare — it forms when amethyst deposits are naturally heated by geothermal activity within the earth. It tends toward pale yellow to smoky golden tones. It carries a more subtle, integrated frequency.

Heat-treated citrine — the majority of commercially available citrine — is amethyst that has been artificially heated to produce the orange-to-burnt-orange color most people recognise as citrine. It is not fraudulent — it is widely sold and used — but it carries a slightly different frequency and is significantly less rare.

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