Citrine……known as the "Success Stone"

 

Citrine is the yellow to gold to orange color of quartz. Its name comes from the French word “citron”meaning lemon.  Citrine draws its distinctive color from traces of iron. It’s color pallet includes orange-brown, orange-gold and orange to yellow to clear. There is a variety of citrine found in Madiera, Spain that has a deep golden color, and resembles the costly imperial topaz.  Citrine crystals can also form together with amethyst or smoky quartz to form a bi-colored quartz called Ametrine.

The varieties of Citrine include:

• Golden Citrine  -   Citrine with a golden yellow color.
• Lemon Quartz  -  Lemon Quartz is naturally colored light yellow Citrine, distinguished from most Citrine by lacking orange, brown, or reddish tints. More often though it is clear Quartz that is irradiated to produce an intensely colored yellow gemstone. Lemon Quartz has recently experienced a popularity increase in the gemstone market.
• Madeira Citrine  -   Brownish-red to orange-red Citrine.
• Palmeria Citrine  -  Citrine with a bright orange color. 
• Yellow Citrine  -   Citrine with a lemon yellow color. May also be called "Lemon Citrine" or "Lemon Quartz".  

Citrines deposits discovered in Minas Geras (Brazil), in Salamanca Province (Spain), in Dauphine (France), in the Ural Mountains (Russia), in Kazakhst, in Burma, Namibia , USA (Colorado, North Carolina) and Madagascar.

Citrine's sunny color has made it a gem thought to radiate positive energy. Citrine is known as the "success stone" because it is thought to promote success, prosperity, and abundance, especially in business. The practice of placing a citrine in the cash register of a shop earned it the nickname "merchant's stone." According to gemstone lore, citrine not only radiates positive energy, but it also dissipates negative energy of all kinds.

Citrine is believed to be of value in healing the spiritual self as well, as it is a powerful cleanser and regenerator. It carries the virtues of self-healing, inspiration and self-improvement. Carrying the power of the sun, it is excellent for overcoming depression, fears and phobias.

It is said to enhance one’s spiritual path......

This rare mineral, Charoite, was discovered in Russia in 1947 by a Russian and the West came to know by 1978. The name Charoite is derived from the Chara River which is near where it was found.  The name of this gemstone means “charm” or “magic”. It forms when limestone is infused with a unique composition of an alkali rich nephline syenite intrustion, this mixed with the right combination of heat, pressure and times, only occurs in one place the Murun Mountains.

 

Charoite has a silky shine; its colors range from bright lavender, violet and lilac to dark purple with swirling patterns of black, oranges and greens.  The blacks are inclusions of Augite, the greens are from the Feldspars and the oranges are from the Tinaksite. 

Charoite is said to enhance self-esteem, accelerate spiritual growth, and improve the ability to love.  It helps to walk on spiritual path with awareness and manifests soul's wisdom and light in daily life.  Charoite helps seeing old patterns with new possibilities. It is believed to open the heart, allow inspiration, encourage service, and grants us the ability for seeing more clearly (mentally, physically, and psychically).

The ancient Egyptians described it as a "sunset enclosed in stone"

Carnelian is a member of the quartz family; it is an orange-red variety of Chalcedony.  Also called cornelian, it is translucent and owes its red to reddish brown color to dispersed iron oxide.  Most Carnelians is heat treated today to enhance the reddish brown color. The word carnelian is derived from the Latin word caro, carnis meaning flesh, in reference to the flesh color sometimes exhibited.  The colors range from orange-yellow to reddish-brown; however the most favorable pieces are a deep red to red-orange hue.

Carnelian is found around the world but mainly in Australia, Brazil, Madagascar, India, Russia, parts of Africa and the United States in California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Idaho.

Carnelian has a long and storied past, people holding high social statuses were often buried with this gem stone. In Ancient Egypt, carnelian was believed to work against anger, envy and hatred. It was a favorite gemstone among ancient Egyptian royalty.  Folklore states that carnelian is a stone of ambition and drive and is known as a Power Stone.  It is said to be an excellent career stone, being very helpful in making choices and decisions.  Carnelian is believed to be the most powerful ACTION stone for focusing, realization and self-actualization.  It reminds one to be "in the moment".