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Citrine is the birthstone of November! The name comes from the color of the stone; this gem ranges in golden shades from pale yellow to deep brown/orange. Citrine may have come from the French word citron, meaning lemon. Citrine is a variety of quartz the yellow hues are caused by traces of iron and quartz crystals. Ancient Greeks used the stone as a decorative gem, while the Ancient Romans, on the other hand, utilized citrine for jewelry. The…