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Citrine vs Quartz - What's the difference?

citrine | quartz |

Citrine is a see also of quartz.


As nouns the difference between citrine and quartz

is that citrine is a goldish-yellow colour, like that of a lemon while quartz is (mineralogy) the most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, si]][[oxygen|o2 it occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous found in every environment.

As a adjective citrine

is of a goldish-yellow colour.

citrine

English

(wikipedia citrine)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A goldish-yellow colour, like that of a lemon.
  • * Francis Thynne
  • * 1962' (quoting '''c. 1398 text), (Hans Kurath) & Sherman M. Kuhn, eds., ''(Middle English Dictionary) , Ann Arbor, Mich.: (University of Michigan Press), , page 1242:
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  • A brownish-yellow quartz

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a goldish-yellow colour

    • See also

    * false topaz *

    Anagrams

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    quartz

    English

    (wikipedia quartz)

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, Si]][[oxygen, O2. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.

    • Derived terms

    () * Colorado topaz * drusy quartz * fused quartz * rose quartz * quartz clock * quartz crystal * quartz glass * quartz heater * quartz-iodine lamp * quartz lamp * quartz halogen lamp * quartz watch * quartziferous * quartzing * quartzite * quartzose * smoky quartz

    See also

    * amethyst * aventurine * buhrstone * cairngorm * chalcedony * chrysoprase * citrine * coesite * flint * greisen * phenacite * prase * rock crystal * rubasse * stishovite * topaz