Temple of Zeus — The Assembly of the Gods

Citrine

Recycler1337

#1

I wanted to buy Citrine because it has the properties of attracting money and strengthening the solar chakra. But it is almost impossible to find a natural one, having studied the information I learned that in general Amethyst and Citrine are the same and differ only in the temperature of exposure, including even natural real specimens. I found a seller who is honest and claims that his stone is heated amethyst, it looks just great - the question is - does this stone have properties in terms of energy-magical issues? Or is it necessary to have natural hardening, or will artificial hardening generally be suitable and give the same properties?

Discussion

Henu the GreatActive Helper
#3

No, it is a different material. Keep searching, real citrine does exists.

Edward LonsaActive Translator
#4

Greetings, Brother!

Try to search into African Citrine - they have very powerful and newly opened hardly fakeable "sticks" that are also called Kundalini sticks. These Citrine is different structure and not like common Brazilian one. Recommended countries: Zaire, Zambia, Congo, Madagaskar. Such Citrine is the only today place where you might really found dark sunset color almost bloody red but still natural Citrine - example:

https://www.etsy.com/de-en/listing/1859743028/citrine-from-mansa-zambia-untreated-and?ls=s&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=Citrine+from+Zambia&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&sts=1&nob=1&local_signal_search=1&content_source=563a0142-3225-45c6-944b-0ce133a86c7f%253A65f603d04d12b0a05f831dd44d480995f68c86ec&organic_search_click=1&logging_key=563a0142-3225-45c6-944b-0ce133a86c7f%3A65f603d04d12b0a05f831dd44d480995f68c86ecExternal ↗

https://www.etsy.com/de-en/listing/956218720/bulk-wholesale-citrine-lot-50-grams-10?ls=s&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=citrine+from+congo&ref=sr_gallery-1-10&pro=1&cns=1&sts=1&nob=1&content_source=968fab06-eeb6-4016-8afd-c3a78476420a%253A22375186ed909a5f948cc9d3902aa2512a30dccc&organic_search_click=1&logging_key=968fab06-eeb6-4016-8afd-c3a78476420a%3A22375186ed909a5f948cc9d3902aa2512a30dcccExternal ↗

https://www.etsy.com/de-en/search?q=Citrine%20from%20Zambia%20&ref=search_barExternal ↗

Rare natural bloody Citrine - Zaire:

https://www.etsy.com/de-en/listing/1737760945/citrine-points-from-zaireafrican?ls=s&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=zaire+citrine&ref=sr_gallery-1-5&sts=1&content_source=14fa345c-76fb-4bf7-b94e-d816520951fc%253A141a51bd2ca5fd1d35a129daf3162a4289a7b8e9&organic_search_click=1&logging_key=14fa345c-76fb-4bf7-b94e-d816520951fc%3A141a51bd2ca5fd1d35a129daf3162a4289a7b8e9External ↗

Madagaskar examples:

https://afroart.ru/index.php?route=product/search&search=%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD&description=trueExternal ↗

Though if you are ok with just slightly smoky-pale you will find them much mor. Blood-smoked or wine color is still rare even in these countrires.

Always buy only with the sign: "untreated / nontreated and not heat treated".

Heat is how they get "citrine" out of amethyst and shadow quartz. Here are some guides:

https://jewelandcrystalguide.com/what-is-real-and-fake-citrine/External ↗

Better to buy it from geologists who trade specifically wild untreated citrines and who can help you. Not in gems (if you need a gem you can make it yourself or go to jeweller to have it made from the stone you bought in wild form).