Lemon Quartz

Okay, well…if you’ve been following my recent posts you’ll see a certain pattern. My quest for stones which accentuate the positive, and the color yellow. It’s true the two sometimes go hand-in hand.


It’s for this reason that I’ve developed a recent craze for citrine. So…I hocked my wares and purchased the ultimate citrine ring (no, sorry – not the ginormous bauble a few posts ago!)

No matter, though. The ring I bought, though beautiful, turned out to be lemon quartz. It’s stunning, a bright, brilliant cut ring with a slightly greenish hue.

Despite its inherent beauty, I admit I was dismayed to learn that the ring wasn’t actually citrine. How could I have let this happen??? I specifically wanted citrine for its ability to absorb and transform negative energy. (This frustration, as you can imagine, only created some negative energy.)

But then, I researched lemon quartz, and found that it’s actually quite similar to citrine. In fact the two originate from the same minerals, and somehow in their development, their properties move into opposite directions.

Lemon quartz is great for controlling anxiety (something I’ve needed help with lately), negative thoughts, and depression.

In researching lemon quartz just now, one site recommended allowing my lemon quartz ring to refocus my positive thoughts at least twice day. A happy meditation, if you will.

I already feel better thinking I landed a lemon quartz ring by accident. A happy accident, at that!