Citrine and Topaz look almost identical which makes it difficult for someone who is not a gemologist to tell the difference. Citrine is a quartz while Topaz is a mineral mixture of aluminum and fluorine.
Quartz contains silicon and oxygen. Topaz contains silicon, oxygen, hydrogen, aluminum, and fluorine. The two minerals also have a different crystalline structure and topaz is harder than quartz.
Citrine is a form of quartz. Topaz is a separate mineral from quartz, and does not share many of its physical properties, such as hardness and chemical formula.
Topaz is a tannish mineral, emerald green of course but there can be different colors. Test them by testing the harness of the scale 1-10 Talc is 1 Diamond is 10
they are both gems
Golden topaz was the most traditional birthstone for November but, due to the rarity of this stone, citrine is the more commonly referred to as the birthstone for that month.
citrine Actually both. They are both considered the birthstone for November. I speculate this is likely due to the rarity of yellow topaz (NOT to be confused with blue topaz) and abundance of citrine.
The birthstones of November are topaz (precious or orange topaz) and citrine (yellow-orange quartz).
yep ^That answer is 100% false. Yellow topaz is NOT the same as citrine. Though they appear similar in color, they are chemically very different. Citrine is a quartz crystal and topaz is mineral crystal and therefore the more expensive of the two stones.
The traditional birthstones for November are golden topaz or citrine.
Citrine is made up of a variety colors of quartz and topaz.
Golden topaz was the most traditional birthstone for November but, due to the rarity of this stone, citrine is the more commonly referred to as the birthstone for that month.
citrine Actually both. They are both considered the birthstone for November. I speculate this is likely due to the rarity of yellow topaz (NOT to be confused with blue topaz) and abundance of citrine.
The birthstones of November are topaz (precious or orange topaz) and citrine (yellow-orange quartz).
yep ^That answer is 100% false. Yellow topaz is NOT the same as citrine. Though they appear similar in color, they are chemically very different. Citrine is a quartz crystal and topaz is mineral crystal and therefore the more expensive of the two stones.
The traditional birthstones for November are golden topaz or citrine.
yellow topaz November Gemstone: Citrine, Yellow Topaz November Birthstone Color: Yellow
Topaz looks a little darker than gold.
Citrine His birthstone is topaz.His birthday is November 5th, 1987 The birthstone for November is Topaz the alternate birthstone is Citrine The mystic birthstone for November was pearl
December but Turquoise is the official birthstone for december.
rubies, diamonds, emeralds, amethysts, aqua marine, topaz, citrine, adventurine, saphire,
The traditional color for the November birthstone is golden yellow as exhibited by the yellow topaz and citrine.