Can colour or a photo confirm natural citrine?

No. Colour and photos may help you inspect the offered item, but they do not establish identity or treatment.

Is heat-treated citrine fake?

It remains quartz with treated colour. Ask the seller to state known treatment in writing; do not infer it from colour alone.

What should I ask before buying a citrine cluster?

Ask for the exact item or variant, dimensions, weight, photos of that item, price, shipping, condition, treatment disclosure and return terms.

Can a lab fee schedule guarantee a result for my cluster?

No. Ask the lab whether it accepts rough specimens, and confirm the examination scope, documentation, timing and cost for your item.

Are BePositive prices in this guide current?

They come from a Seller Centre capture dated 30 September 2026. Check the live listing and total before ordering.

Citrine Real or Fake: Listing, Treatment & Lab Checks

“Natural”, “genuine” or “citrine” in a listing is the seller’s description, not a lab report. Before paying, make sure the offered item, price, condition and terms are clear. This page sets out buyer questions and lab options; it does not identify a particular citrine from colour or photos.

Colour cannot authenticate identity or treatment

A research summary captured on 30 September 2026 cites heated amethyst around 470°C as one quartz-treatment example, with orange tips and a milky base among the reported features ^[source]. This is an attributed research note, not a laboratory examination of this listing and not a test that can determine whether an item was heated. Colour, banding, cracks, photos or video do not establish identity, origin or treatment history.

Do not scrape, solvent-rub, heat, soak or sun a stone as a test. These steps can damage an item and still do not provide independent identification. If treatment affects your decision, ask the seller to state what is known about the exact item in writing. If that answer is not enough, ask a laboratory about its examination scope for rough specimens and the documentation it can provide.

Natural-colour citrine, heated amethyst or glass: what does the label mean?

GIA describes citrine as a variety of quartz, notes that natural citrine is rare, and says most citrine on the market comes from heat-treated amethyst (GIA citrine guide). Gem-A explains that strict gemmological usage distinguishes heat-treated amethyst from natural-colour citrine, although both may be sold commercially under the citrine name (Gem-A on natural citrine). Glass is a separate imitation material that can resemble gemstones (GIA on gem imitations).

What the seller may mean	Ask about the exact specimen	What you can conclude from the label or photo
Natural-colour citrine	Is the colour described as natural, and what evidence supports that description?	A listing statement is not independent confirmation of colour origin.
Heat-treated amethyst sold as citrine	Is it amethyst whose colour was changed by heat, and is that treatment disclosed?	Heat treatment does not make quartz glass; the disclosure describes a different colour history.
Glass imitation	Is the item glass rather than quartz?	A yellow appearance alone cannot identify the material.

Ask the seller to use the clearest description they can support. If natural colour versus heat treatment versus glass would change your purchase, ask a lab whether it can answer that specific question for this rough specimen; colour and photos alone cannot settle it.

Betulkex · Questions for comparing citrine listings

Buyer check	Ask about the exact item	What remains unverified
Exact item or variant	Which variant you are choosing and whether the photos show the item that will ship	Mineral identity or treatment
Dimensions and weight	Request the item’s measurements and weight; confirm the figures exclude packaging	Composition based on weight alone
Treatment and condition	Ask for known treatment disclosures, cracks, glue, added base or repairs	“No treatment” if the seller cannot verify it
Price and shipping	Item price, shipping, included pieces and amount due before payment	Final total before the seller confirms it
Return terms	Conditions, deadline and process if the item differs from its description	Rights or guarantees that are not written

Ask for written answers about the actual item, not a sample of another product. Keep the listing link and agreed terms so you can recheck the variant, price, shipping, condition and returns before payment.

Betulkex · First-party listing snapshot from 30 September 2026

The BePositive Seller Centre record below describes what was displayed at capture. It is not a live price, an independently verified transaction record or proof of mineral identity. Stock and counter values are platform figures at that moment, not a promise of current availability.

BePositive listing label	Displayed price band	Stock and counter at capture	How to read the record
“Citrine / 黄水晶簇 / Yellow…”	RM47.20–RM155.00 ^[source]	Stock 24; cumulative sold counter displayed 89 at capture ^[source]	Listing-level band; not a price for each variant, verified transactions or current stock

Check the live listing for the current variant, price and total. If an item has price options, ask which price applies to the exact variant and its weight. Do not treat the counter as a count of unique buyers or a measure of current demand.

Betulkex · Published laboratory fees and questions before sending

The official IGRL and GEMLAB fee schedules were captured on 30 September 2026; the GEMLAB schedule states an effective date of 1 January 2023. Confirm scope and total directly with the laboratory before sending an item.

Provider and listed service	Recorded fee	Confirm directly
IGRL — rough-stone check	Price on request ^[source]	Whether your specimen is accepted and what the service can answer
IGRL — brief verbal check	RM50, no documentation ^[source]	Whether a verbal result meets your purpose
IGRL — standard / origin certificate	RM120 / RM240 ^[source]	Report contents, method, timing and cost for this item
GEMLAB — quartz class by carat weight	RM250 for 0.01–19.99 ct; RM300 for 20.00–49.99 ct; RM400 for 50.00–99.99 ct ^[source]	Whether a rough citrine specimen is accepted and which tier applies

Published fees do not guarantee that every specimen is accepted or that a particular result will be issued. This page does not offer BePositive authentication. For a first purchase from our crystal collection, mention BETUL10 for 10% off ^[source]. The offer is limited to that first collection purchase; the source does not state SKU eligibility, expiry or shipping details.

A paid examination is worth considering when the answer could change whether you buy, insure or resell the item. Before paying, ask whether the lab accepts this exact rough form and whether its written report can address natural colour, heat treatment or glass; compare the confirmed scope, total fee and timing with the decision at stake. If the lab cannot answer that question, or the unresolved identity would not change your choice, keep the uncertainty explicit rather than treating the fee table as a guarantee.

Before you order

Select one exact item or variant and confirm its photos refer to the same item.
Request dimensions, weight, condition, treatment disclosure and repairs in writing.
Compare the variant price, shipping, included pieces and return terms.
If you need identification, ask the laboratory about rough-specimen acceptance, scope, documentation and total before sending.
Recheck the live listing, terms and total before payment.

Use the WhatsApp button on this page to ask about a BePositive listing. The enquiry is for item and order details; a photo or seller answer is not laboratory identification.