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    (Real vs Fake Citrine) How To Tell If You Have Real Citrine

    • Citrine is a rarer chemical than amethyst, but it has an almost identical chemical makeup. The difference is in how hot the molten stone got, after a certain point the iron inamethyst becomes a yellow color. The … See more

    Fake vs Real Citrine

    Heat-treated amethyst is almost identical to naturally forming citrine. There are a couple of good indicators, but telling them apart isn’t always possible. And most vendors don’t care. … See more

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    Spot-Checking For Glass in Faceted Citrine

    While the majority of faked citrine are heated amethyst, some unscrupulous vendors have tried to sell faceted gemstones or even crystal points made of glass. A be… See more

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    Examine The Specimen’S Shape

    One of the most common treated amethyst displays I’ve seen is crystal formations from the inside of large geodes. The majority of natural citrine samples will be smaller points or ot… See more

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    Is Your Citrine Real or Fake Citrine + Does it Matter?
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    Check The Coloration

    Colors are the biggest tell. If the stone is already faceted, you’re probably out of luck on finding out if the stone is natural in origin this way. Heated stones will have color changes th… See more

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