Ametrine Gemstone | Natural Ametrine Stone

This transparent quartz has colors of both amethyst and citrine, and is called ametrine or amethyst-citrine.

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Ametrine is a bicolor gem that’s highly prized when it displays an attractive balance between its most desirable amethyst and citrine shades.

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COLOR
The striking bicolor nature of ametrine is its most important feature.

AMETRINE CLARITY
Most gem-quality ametrines do not have eye-visible inclusions.

CUT
Cutting styles that emphasize ametrine’s unique color combination are popular with consumers.

CARAT WEIGHT
Ametrine is available in a wide range of sizes. Generally, larger gems have the most intense colors.

Q
What is AAA-quality ametrine?
A
Although individual companies might create their own quality descriptions, no standardized quality-grading scales exist for ametrine.
Q
Does GIA offer reports for ametrine?
A
GIA offers a Colored Stone Identification Report for ametrine, but it is not commonly requested – except for a gem of significant value – because of the cost of the report compared to the value of most ametrine.
Q
Is there really only one source for ametrine?
A
Although small, non-commercial deposits of ametrine have been found in other places, Bolivia is the only commercial source of the gem.