A Purchaser’s Information to Color, Craftsmanship & Type
Origins & Properties of Citrine
Including a Splash of Orange
Citrine rings have proven a gentle rise in reputation over the past couple of years. This gemstone is decidedly inexpensive than fancy orange diamonds (though close-treated variations exist). Citrine has a gorgeous vary of hues, from pale lemon yellow to intense orange, with a attribute heat, not like some other gemstone. Well-liked with Asian, Mediterranean and darker pores and skin tones, the color displays the wholesome, heat glow of sunshine. The identify itself originates from Citron, the French phrase for Lemon. The stone has a vitreous lustre and presents fantastic alternatives for jewelry commissions.
What’s the which means of Citrine?
Braveness, Sincerity and Knowledge.
A Birthstone with heat
Citrine is the choice birthstone for November.
Origins of Citrine
The gemstone originates from Quartz, and is mostly present in shades of yellow. The deeper, richer colors are typically probably the most fascinating. Citrine is mined in Brazil, Spain, Bolivia, and Russia, amongst different areas. The pure preparation of the gemstone normally entails warmth to enhance color. The color itself derives from the presence of iron throughout the rock.
Gemstone readability defined
Citrine rings usually supply a degree of readability in line with the high-clarity diamonds used. Relating to readability, Citrine is normally superb, and the stone has a very good resistance (toughness) to chipping and cracking. Resistance to put on is a useful property to be used in engagement rings (out there at Serendipity Diamonds by means of personalisation of lots of the ring designs.
Hardness, fragility and sturdiness
Publicity to sudden or excessive warmth is typically damaging, particularly throughout mounting/setting/restore work. Steam cleansing is mostly ill-advised; ultrasonic cleansing is preferable.
The best way to mix Citrine with different gems
As a closing word, Citrine pairs nicely with white diamonds. Ideally F, G color or increased. The distinction between a white diamond halo (see picture for instance) gives a putting different to extra conventional all-diamond designs. We will, nonetheless, use this gemstone in a lot of our commissions by making a customized design.
About Mark Johnson
Mark based Isle of Wight jewellers Serendipity Diamonds in 2007 after a profession on the polished diamonds business. In the present day he works within the Serendipity showroom, serving to shoppers with jewelry, creating handmade designs and updating their two jewelry web sites SerendipityDiamonds.com and Isle-of-Wight-Jewelry.co.uk
