
November Birthstone !
The birthstones for November are Citrine and Topaz. They are fairly abundant and easily available in large sizes. Citrine is the golden variety of quartz. Most citrines are produced by heating Amethysts - the purple variety of quartz. Of course natural citrine exists but these are far more rare. Major sources of natural citrine include Bolivia, Spain, Madagascar, Uraguay and Mexico, whilst Brazil produces most of the heat treated citrine. Topaz comes in several colours, inclu