Citrine is associated with positivity and optimism. It's often used to manifest financial abundance and opportunities. It promotes motivation, activates creativity and encourages self-expression. It releases negative traits like depression, fears and phobias.
It awakens the solar plexus chakra and cultivates confidence and personal power.
Birthstone for November
Good for Aries, Libra and Leo
Helps the thyroid
| Chemical Classification | Variety of quartz |
| Chemical Formula | SiO2 |
| Crystal System | Trigonal |
| Color | Yellow to brownish-red |
| Streak | White |
| Luster | Vitreous |
| Transparency | Transparent to translucent |
| Occurrence | Brazil, Madagascar, Russia, USA |
| Formation | Hydrothermal, igneous, and sedimentary |
| Diaphaneity | Transparent to translucent |
| Cleavage | None |
| Mohs Hardness | 7 |
| Specific Gravity | 2.65 |
| Diagnostic Properties | Color, transparency, crystal habit |
| Chemical Composition | Silicon dioxide (SiO2) |
| Crystal System | Trigonal |
| Optical Properties | Uniaxial negative |
| Refractive Index | 1.544–1.553 |
| Birefringence | 0.009 |
| 2V Angle | ± 28° |
| Dispersion | 0.013 |
| Other Characteristics | Piezoelectric, pyroelectric |