Citrine Baroque Freeform Necklace

Citrine is the golden child of the quartz family — literally. Its name comes from the French citron, "lemon," and its color ranges from the pale yellow of early morning sunlight to the deep amber of aged honey. Unlike its purple cousin amethyst, natural citrine is relatively rare — most "citrine" on the market is heat-treated amethyst, its purple baked away to reveal the golden tones beneath. This necklace features a genuine, untreated citrine freeform slice, its natural color the product of millions of years of geological processes rather than a few hours in a kiln.

The freeform slice preserves the citrine's natural crystal structure — you can see the original facets of the quartz crystal it was cut from, the geometric angles that nature grew, not the rounded curves that a lapidary carved. Suspended from a sterling silver chain with baroque pearl accents, the citrine catches sunlight and holds it — turns it over and over inside the stone like a coin trick, a small private magic that only the wearer can fully appreciate.

• Natural untreated citrine — freeform slice with visible crystal structure
• Genuine baroque freshwater pearl accents
• Sterling silver setting and chain
• Citrine is one of November's birthstones — a meaningful gift for Scorpios and Sagittarians
• Nickel-free and hypoallergenic

Citrine has been called the "merchant's stone" since the Renaissance — carried by traders and shopkeepers who believed it would attract prosperity and protect against fraud. In crystal tradition, it is the stone of the solar plexus chakra, the seat of personal power and self-confidence. Whether or not you work with crystal energy, there is something undeniably uplifting about wearing a piece of captured sunlight. Style it against warm earth tones — ochre, terracotta, cognac, olive — to echo the citrine's golden depths.