Citrine
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Oxide
- Crystal system
- Trigonal
- Hardness
- Hard (5.5 to 7.5)
- Density
- Medium (2.5 to 3.2)
- Occurs in
- Igneous rocks
- Foliation
- Not layered
- Colour
- Orange, Yellow
- Lustre
- Glassy
- Use
- Gemstone
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Most citrine sold in shops is heated amethyst; natural citrine is much rarer.
- The name citrine comes from the Latin word for the citron, a lemon-like fruit, after its yellow colour.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q334719 · All stones · All entries