Citrine Engagement Ring

The citrine is a yellow coloured variety of quartz that is becoming more and more popular as the centrepiece for a range of jewellery pieces. Citrine ranges from yellow to a medium deep shade of golden but can also be yellow, greenish yellow, brownish yellow or orange. Interestingly, it gets its yellow colour from the iron in the quartz. Its name comes from the Old French word for lemon. Citrine solitaire rings are said to have healing powers; the gemstone of choice for calming, soothing and comforting. Although others suggest it captures the imagination, encourages fresh beginnings and prosperity.

Citrine is becoming more and more popular because of its beautiful colour, its durability and affordability making it one of the top selling yellow to orange gemstones. The most highly sought after colours in today’s market are clear, radiant yellow to brownish red colour, but of course these stones are exceptionally rare and extremely expensive. The colour of the citrine gemstone has an enormous impact on the price of the stone. Stones with a faint colour are common and thus inexpensive. Stones with a rich evenly distributed colour are more rare and thus significantly more valuable. Citrine measures a 7 out 10 on Mohs scale making it relatively durable for ever day wear and fairly resistant against scratches.

Citrine stones come in two categories, natural citrine stones and heat treated citrine stones. Natural citrine stones are found in Bolivia, Madagascar, Mexico and Spain and Uruguay. These are rare and very expensive. Heat treated citrine is formed when you heat treat other varieties of quartz for example, light amethyst or light smoky quartz. Heating these stones changes their colours from purple and grey to beautiful yellow and golden yellow tones. These citrine stones are more commonly found and less expensive as this process of heat treating these stones is inexpensive and easily done. Most people are happy to choose heat treated citrine to obtain the quality, colour and cut of stone that they require.

The citrine is the gemstone for the month of November which it shares with topaz. Topaz was the original stone for November and citrine was added in 1952. This makes a citrine solitaire ring and other citrine jewellery a perfect gift for those people with birthdays in November and anyone who loves a warm yellow colour. It is also the gemstone to give to your loved one on your 13th wedding anniversary.

Picking a citrine solitaire ring can be a challenging task. You’ll firstly need to decide which colour you would like to opt for. Our Very Good quality citrine are more yellow in colour; our Excellent quality citrine are an appealing golden hue whereas our Superior quality citrine are a deep golden colour. But choosing the colour of your citrine is not always about which colour is the rarest or the most expensive, it’s about choosing the colour that you prefer.

Once you have chosen the colour and thus quality of your citrine solitaire ring, you will then need to decide on the size of the stone and the metal for the band that you would prefer. Our citrine rings come in three choices of size of centre stone, or of course you could choose to design your own bespoke ring to opt for something outside of these parameters. Choose the largest stone to make the ring more significant and remarkable! Or choose a smaller stone to make the ring more elegant and discerning. The choice is yours!

Once you have decided on a citrine ring and you have decided on the basics, you can look into choosing the cut of the stone that suits your preferences. Citrine is available in a range of shapes and sizes including larger sizes, making them a perfect choice for rings, earrings and pendants. Rings are available with the citrine at the centre in the classic round and oval shapes and the more unusual octagon, pear and cushion cut shapes.

And, the citrine stone ring is not the only piece of jewellery that is available using this sun-blessed radiant yellow stone we also have earrings and pendants that feature this beautiful stone at their heart. Our citrine earrings include both studs and drop earrings for you to find the perfect gift for your loved one or choose a special treat for yourself.