Citrine - recycled (41)

Citrine marquise facet - recycled

Size: approx. 17.5x8mm

Weight: approx. 4.55ct

Treatment: (assumed) heated

Lovely golden stone in very good condition with unaided eye and using loupe.  One end of the stone is more rounded than the other.

With a hardness of 7, good toughness and stability, crystalline quartz is suitable for use in rings, pendants, earrings, bracelets, brooches and cufflinks, although abrasion and wear may occur in rings and bracelets.

Hardness – resistance to scratching and wear

Stability – resistance to alteration by light, heat or chemicals

Toughness – resistance to fracture, cleavage or cracking

Please note you will receive the stone in the photograph