Metaphysical Properties of Citrine

• Element: Fire
• Birthstone: November / Virgo, Gemini, Aries, Libra, and Leo
• Chakras: 2nd (Sacral) and 3rd (Solar Plexus)

Representing the power of the Sun, Citrine is an extremely energizing stone that enhances clarity of thought, creativity, and imagination. Although known to primarily stimulate the sacral (2nd) and solar plexus (3rd) chakras, Citrine also activates the third eye (6th) chakra and harmonizes all three portals. Through the third eye chakra, Citrine activates the thought processes and clarity of mind, allowing for access to the higher self. Through the solar plexus (3rd) chakra, Citrine fortifies personal will and encourages optimism and happiness to flow into one's life. Through the sacral (2nd) chakra, Citrine triggers the creative and sexual forces from one's fountain of new potentials. Citrine is a powerful cleanser that effectively absorbs, transmutes, and dissipates negative energy and never needs cleansing itself. Citrine makes an formidable ally in reversing destructive behavior to spur one's transformational process. Known as a "Success Stone", Citrine opens one to the accumulation of wealth and abundance, especially if kept in a cash-box or wealth corner (back-left corner from the door) of the house.

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History of Citrine

The name Citrine may have been derived from the French word citron, meaning lemon. Since 300 BC, Citrine, most likely obtained from India, was being traded and used by the Greeks and Romans. In the first centuries AD, Romans often used Citrine to produce intaglio, one of their favorite jewelry styles. In medieval Scotland, Citrine was used as a charm to guard against bites from the venomous snake, vipera berus.

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Chemical Composition of Citrine

• Hardness: 7
• Crystal System: Trigonal
• Composition: Silicone Dioxide

A member of the quartz family, Citrine starts off as Amethyst but due to heat from magmatic forces, slowly transforms into Citrine. It owes its pale yellow color to the presence of ferric iron. Due to its desirability and high prices, most commercially available Citrine are heat-treated Amethyst. Many Citrine and Amethyst mines can be located along the equator. A practice in Brazil, one of the largest heat-treated producers of Citrine, is burying Amethyst underneath the soil and allowing it to be cooked by the Sun. Citrine deposits have been found in Brazil, Russia, Spain, France, Russia, Scotland, Madagascar, and the USA.