Citrine is a transparent variety of quartz that ranges from golden yellow to yellowish orange to golden brown in color. The vast majority of andesine is in fact heat treated to create a red stone with only a small amount of the stone naturally occurring in a red color. According to the leading gemstone author antoinette matlins some women prefer the colors of zultanite because they like the more subtle pastel contrast and find they complement earth tones green chocolate mocha and gold making the gem more wearable. Like all color change gemstones the larger the zultanite the more visible the color change. This color changing gemstone is associated to protect its owner in the night and is worn by travelers for this very reason.
It is usually cut as a faceted stone and is sometimes produced by heat treating amethyst. Their color change ranges from deep red to tones of orange and brown to vibrant greens to subtle tinges of pink and purple. Andesine color change this gorgeous gemstone is actually a part of the feldspar family and is naturally found as a yellow red green or color changing gemstone. These effects include chatoyancy the cat s eye effect asterism the star effect adularescence the shimmering effect as in moonstone play of color as in opal and iridescence rainbow like colors as in labradorite. Gemstones that exhibit unusual optical effects are known as phenomenal gems.
Gemstones that exhibit unusual optical effects are known as phenomenal gems. It is usually cut as a faceted stone and is sometimes produced by heat treating amethyst. Citrine is a transparent variety of quartz that ranges from golden yellow to yellowish orange to golden brown in color.
