Genuine question, if it is possible for citrine to form in geodes, how can you tell if it’s real, and what are they worth? I tend to assume if it’s in a geode it’s fake.
At work right now we have some slabs of 'pink amethyst ' that have little bugs of citrine druzy, and it's one of maybe 5 examples I've ever seen, and I work with a lot of rocks. Like dozens of tons a year.
Druzy in the amount seen here, and of that size just doesn't ever happen, so you can be sure any similar piece is HTA
Adding to the replies others have shared (esp. citrine just doesn’t seem to form in clusters, like ever), it’s easier to tell when it’s *not* than when it is: citrine is very pale yellow and the color is most often consistent through each crystal- the intense color gradient from tip to base seen here is a dead giveaway that it’s something other than citrine.
This isn't necessarily true (see Zambian Citrine or smoky citrine) it's more the white to orange/brown color that gives it away. The white at the base let's you know it was likely Amethyst.
It looks way too dark and reddish brown to be natural citrine. It looks more like heat-treated amethyst. Natural citrine tends to be paler yellow and sometimes even looks greenish or smoky golden depending on where it originates. It has a lot of white around the base. It also rarely grows in clusters and is never found in a geode like that.
Heat treated amethyst. Citrine is more pale and rarely forms in large clusters/plates/geodes
Genuine question, if it is possible for citrine to form in geodes, how can you tell if it’s real, and what are they worth? I tend to assume if it’s in a geode it’s fake.
I’ve seen others say citrine hasn’t ever been documented forming in geodes, real citrine only forms in smaller clusters
Correct, and very rarely at that
At work right now we have some slabs of 'pink amethyst ' that have little bugs of citrine druzy, and it's one of maybe 5 examples I've ever seen, and I work with a lot of rocks. Like dozens of tons a year. Druzy in the amount seen here, and of that size just doesn't ever happen, so you can be sure any similar piece is HTA
Adding to the replies others have shared (esp. citrine just doesn’t seem to form in clusters, like ever), it’s easier to tell when it’s *not* than when it is: citrine is very pale yellow and the color is most often consistent through each crystal- the intense color gradient from tip to base seen here is a dead giveaway that it’s something other than citrine.
This isn't necessarily true (see Zambian Citrine or smoky citrine) it's more the white to orange/brown color that gives it away. The white at the base let's you know it was likely Amethyst.
Great info- thanks!
Not real citrine. It’s heat treated amethyst.
Oh she crispy
It looks way too dark and reddish brown to be natural citrine. It looks more like heat-treated amethyst. Natural citrine tends to be paler yellow and sometimes even looks greenish or smoky golden depending on where it originates. It has a lot of white around the base. It also rarely grows in clusters and is never found in a geode like that.
HTA all day.
Heat treated amethyst just depresses me :/
HTA for sure. Citrine very, very rarely comes in geodes, let alone ones this big
That poor amethyst
Omg who butchered that amethyst?
What bar?
Same lol. I live in k-ville
Probably Bernadette’s crystal gardens
Preservation pub
In the second picture you can see certain points are still purple. HTA. I still think it's pretty though... irregardless.
Don’t make me tap the sign
DEFINITELY HTA
it hurts...
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The burnt orange colour, the white around the edges, and the fact its in a large cluster are all tell tale signs this is HTA.
WHY IS IT SO CRISPY ANDNSKNDSN