The Thomas Sabo November Birthstone: Citrine

I'm very fond of citrine, the gemstone ranging from Thomas Sabo Octopus Pendant yellow to a dark orange. First, I

just love the colour yellow; second, citrine is an extremely versatile gemstone that looks great with many

different colours. I wear it often with black because I like the contrast of the yellow against dark colours. I

like a neutral colour that I call champagne or sand - it's a version of khaki almost, but with Thomas Sabo Doll

Pendant instead of brown - Anne Klein calls it safari. A paler citrine is gorgeous with it. In the summer,

nothing looks fresher than citrine bracelets and necklaces paired with white linen or cotton.
Citrine is a variety of quartz with a moh's hardness of 7, Thomas Sabo relatively durable stone although it can

be scratched, and prolonged exposure to heat and sunlight will change its colour .
Citrine is believed to have many mystical qualities. It is known as the "money" stone or "merchant's" stone; some

merchants will put a citrine in their cash registers to draw money to them. The ancients believed that putting a

citrine on the forehead would increase psychic powers, and it supposedly will increase memory, aid in curing

depression and diabetes, and foster creative expression, especially for writers.
The citrine's name comes from the French word for lemon, citron. The Thomas Sabo yellow colour is from the

presence of Thomas Sabo Faith. Ironically, if you own a citrine, you probably also own an amethyst! This

is because the natural citrine is rather rare and most today are made by exposing an amethyst or smoky quartz to

high heat to turn it into a citrine.