Citrine is the yellow to red-orange variety of crystalline quartz. As the second most common mineral in the Earth’s crust, quartz varieties are everywhere.
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Color: yellow, orange, golden, brownish orange, reddish-orange
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Crystal structure: trigonal
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Luster: vitreous (glass-like)
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Transparency: transparent to translucent
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Refractive index: 1.54-1.55
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Specific Gravity: 2.6-2.7
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Cleavage: none
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