Crystals — Citrine

Citrine vs Baked amethyst

Citrine crystals

Citrine vs Baked amethyst

You've probably seen cute little pieces of citrine in gift or museum shops, white with a tangerine tip. You may also have a citrine cluster, white with beautiful deep rust coloured points, but did you know this was actually amethyst? Okay, so now you're thinking, what?! EVERYONE knows amethyst is purple right?, you're right it is! but once they bake and heat that amethyst up that purple turns to orange!  These necklaces I stocked a few years ago are indeed baked amethyst ( and were sold as such), these were once amethyst, heated to turn them orange. Now many crystals have...

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