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This mineral is rare on Earth but extremely common in space as it is makes up a large percentage of stardust

radiating stellate aggregates

beating out diamonds

Agate specimens are commonly dyed unnatural colors such as blue

Smoky Citrine Crystal Add a Mineralogy Gift CardSize: 1. 3 in. Weight: 0. 85 oz Citrine is a variety of quartz. It gets its name from the Latin word "citron". The color of citrine is not fully understood. Some citrine is colored from aluminum based centers and irradiation. This is similar to smoky quartz. More common, commercial grade citrine is often amethyst that has been heated to extreme temperatures, essentially baking it to the proper color. This is citrine by scientific standards. Citrine is