can citrines be pink in color? i saw a citrine lt yellow stone that looks pink in certain light>is it citrine?

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Citrine is a variety of quartz whose color ranges from a pale yellow to brown…

Natural citrines are rare; most commercial citrines are heat-treated amethyst…

Citrine contains traces of Fe3+ and is rarely found naturally…

The name is derived from Latin citrina which means “yellow”…

Is there a special procedure for cutting garnet?

My first attempt to cut a garnet ended in a lot of little garnet pieces. I’ve been using a rotary tool, and have had success with sodalite, amethyst, citrine, and emerald. However, the garnet rough I had just came apart with the slightest pressure. Is there a specific way to cut garnet, or do I just have crappy rough?

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Cleavage describes a mineral breaking along internal planes within the crystal. Garnets do not exhibit cleavage but, rather, fractures that result in a range of smooth, regular surfaces to rough, uneven surfaces.

Tenacity describes a mineral’s resistance to bending or breaking. Garnets are brittle as they break apart rather easily.

http://www.ehow.com/list_6009166_physical-properties-garnet.html

How to facet garnets: http://www.ehow.com/how_7815052_facet-garnets.html

Where near the SF bay area can an amatuer rock collecter find legal deposits?

Im restarting my old rock collection. I have some jaspers, a citrine and a few quartz of various colors, where can I get more interesting specimins of a good variety within a short distance of SF bay. I only collect where its legal.

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Try contacting a local rock and mineral club. They are a good source of information and you might want to join because most clubs go on field trips in the local areas. The California Federation of Mineralogical Societies has a web site and a list of clubs in California

is the water effect my Citrine stone ?

because i heard the water making losing the power of the citrine stone (gemstone)

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No
water only gets citrine wet, and citrine has no power anyway

there is a citrine stone ring that i am looking at and it has a light yellow color stone, it is a fake?

the stone is a different color yellow then what have seen ,
if the stone is a lighter yellow does it mean it is a fake?

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Cirtine is a orangey yellow color it’s natural to have variations in the color that’s how the stones are naturally created with many stones you can get different colors like with topaz you can have Swiss blue London blue and sky blue and you can have purple or green amethyst and blue or green peridot your stone could be synthetic take it to a jewllers to get it varified