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.

A favored stone of musicians and singers….

 

Chrysocolla is often confused with turquoise. It is a copper bearing mineral found wherever copper deposits occur. The gem itself can range from a bluish green shade similar to turquoise all the way to a Robin’s egg blue.  Chrysocolla is one of a small group of copper-bearing gems.  By composition, chrysocolla is a hydrous copper silicate, often with traces of oxides of copper, iron and manganese.  One of the interesting features of chrysocolla is that it is often found mixed with other secondary copper minerals such as malachite, azurite and turquoise or with quartz.

The name comes from the Greek words “chrysos” for gold, and “kola” for glue and was first used by Greek philosopher Theophrastus. It is a name that the Greeks applied to minerals used for soldering gold, but the term came to be used to refer to various green copper-bearing minerals. It can be found in many parts of the world including the Czech Republic, the Congo, Israel, Chili, Cornwall England and even in many states in the USA including Pennsylvania, Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico.

 

Chrysocolla is a stone of peace, increased wisdom, discretion, creativity, and communication.  Traditionally, Chrysocolla is said to alleviate fear, guilt, and nervous tension.  It is thought to crystallize feelings of spiritually centered love, acceptance and tolerance toward others. It makes it possible to forgive others for their wrong doings and be more loving and understanding, thus fostering goodwill. It also aids in the activation of the feminine qualities that we all possess. Chrysocolla is known to be favored by musicians and singers all over the world.