Citrine Crystal Ring | Sterling Silver

A Bit About The Piece: Naturally terminated citrine crystal set in a sterling silver ring. Details, details... The Stone: Citrine natural shaped crystal stone measurements: 12.7mm x 23.25mm x 9.9mm yellow quartz The Setting: Cast, Assembled, and Textured Ring .925 sterling silver, solid top of ring width: 15.68mm bottom of shank width: 15.65mm square shank approximate default size: 7.25 - 7.50   About Citrine: Citrine is a yellow variety of quartz.  Often used as an alternate birthstone to topaz for the month of November, shades can vary from a pale yellow to vivid red-orange (referred to as "Madeira citrine").  Some stones can contain varying amounts of purple amethyst, even going as far as creating a vivid natural split of yellow and purple; this is called "ametrine."  Natural citrine can be found in Russia and Madagascar, though purple amethyst from Brazil is commonly heat treated to create citrine.  This is a widely accepted practice in the gem trade, and it is indistinguishab