Citrine 10mm Round (Natural) AA Grade - 15-16 inchCitrine is a transparent Quartz, ranging in color from pale yellow to golden yellow, honey or brown, giving it a similar appearance to Topaz. It may also contain rainbow to colored or sparkling inclusions. The name comes from the French word for lemon, citron. It was a prized gem in Greece as far back as 300 BCE.

Named for the village near where it is found in Madagascar

Its needle to like inclusions of hematite are iridescent red

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a Venetian monk tipped molten copper into a vat of molten glass

Red Creek Jasper is named for the Red River in China where the stone was recently discovered

Like all obsidian

It is also thought to offer special protection to the emotionally sensitive

This lava rolled across the landscape

but is also said that it can enliven and promote happiness

soft and glassy stone

It is an aluminum borosilicate mixed with iron

These mines are also famous for sourcing North-American Jasper