citrine
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1. citrine - Noun
2. citrine - Adjective
3. Citrine - Proper noun
Meaning
Like a citron or lemon; of a lemon color; greenish yellow.
A yellow, pellucid variety of quartz.
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Citrine has been referred to as the "merchant's stone" or "money stone", due to a superstition that it would bring prosperity.
Although citrine occurs naturally, the majority is the result of heat-treated amethyst.
Most citrine is made by heating amethyst, and partial heating with a strong gradient results in ametrine —a stone partly amethyst and partly citrine.
Citrine Citrine from Brazil Citrine is a variety of quartz whose color ranges from a pale yellow to brown due to ferric impurities.
Others including Citrine who chaired the meeting wrote that Churchill did not make such a speech.
Other names for green quartz are vermarine or lime citrine.