Freshwater Pearl & Citrine Earrings BD0144

Citrine is a transparent variety of quartz that is slightly yellow in color, typically found in volcanic rocks. Citrine’s color is due to the presence of iron hydroxide. It is also said to be the stone of joy and happiness and in ancient times it was used to ward off evil. It is mined in Brazil, Uruguay, Mexico and the Urals.

Pearls are lustrous and hard organic gems formed within mollusks, mainly in shells, around an original core, which can be either a parasite or a grain of sand. These foreign particles are then coated with layers of calcium carbonate. Pearls are thought to ward off negativism and clarify emotions. In the Apocalypse of John, pearls adorn the gates of the New Jerusalem.