Citrine (Quartz)
Date - Pricing as of April 2008

Color: Orange, orange/red, yellow, gold, brown/orange, red/orange/brown.

Note: Most of the commercially faceted Citrines available are not genuine Citrine, the material is man-made. That is why every Indian and Asian is selling huge cut stones that all look the same for a few dollars a carat.

High quality cutters need to cut real material and point out to customers that probably 90% or more of the commercially cut Citrine is not natural material. It is man-made...

Note2: Generally I do not agree with lowering the price of a faceted stone as it gets larger. But in the case of light colored Citrine, I some times do lower the per/carat cost as a gemstone becomes larger to help off set the difference in cost and the labor. In other words the cost of light faceting material is inexpensive and as a stone gets larger the cost of the gemstone can be lowered to make the purchase price more reasonable and fair.

Note3: Maderia Cirtine if it has good life in the finished stone I price in the upper price range.

Pale (almost colorless to 15% tone) - Pale to light Citrine.
Comments - This material actually can be valuable, especially when cut into a large spectacular design.
Pricing - In general pricing this material is more about cutting labor than any thing else. I generally price this material $8/ct to $18/ct and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

Light (15% tone to 30%) - Light Citrine, some times with an orange tint.
Comments - This material actually is valuable and I sell it faceted quite well, especially when cut into a large spectacular design.
Pricing - Pricing this material is still about labor. I generally price this material $18/ct to $32/ct and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

Light/Medium (30% tone to 45%) - Citrine, usually with a gold/orange tint and some times a red/brown secondary color, usually starting to become more intense in the color ranges.
Comments - This material is valuable and not always easy to acquire. I cut this material in the medium size ranges and typically use unique designs
Pricing - Pricing this material is cost of goods and labor. I generally price this material $24/ct to $36/ct and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

Medium (45% tone to 65%) - Citrine, with an orange color and deeper red secondary color, more intense in the color ranges with good life.
Comments - This material is valuable and not always easy to acquire. I cut this material in any size range and typically use unique designs
Pricing - Pricing this material is cost of goods and labor. I generally price this material $32/ct to $46/ct and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

Medium/Dark (65% tone to 85%) - This is what I would consider to be the top color range in Citrine. Very intense gold/orange/red/brown color but still light enough to distinguish the facet and light patterns in the design of the finished stone.
Comments - This material is valuable and difficult to find. I cut this material in the smaller to medium size ranges and typically use unique designs
Pricing - Pricing this material is cost of goods and labor. I generally price this material $46/ct to $72/ct and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

Dark (85% tone to 100%) - This material is around, usually very dark brown, keep in mind that heat will often lighten it. But I seldom cut any thing this dark.
Comments - The best use for this material is small (melee) stones so that the color will show. I almost never cut this material, unless I heat it and lighten it first.
Pricing - Pricing this material is cost of goods and labor. Basically once heated and lightened then I would price in the according saturation and color range..

Special - As we all know as cutters some times a stone just comes out "special" for what ever reason. On these kinds of stones I basically price how ever I feel like. Because this stone comes under the "special" category I often do not care if I sell the stone or not. So I usually price it high enough that if I do sell it, I get a very good price. Enough to make me say "Oh well..." and sell it. So be aware that some times I just price a stone high because I do not care if I sell it. Ironically these stones usually sell the fastest...

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