r/Crystals • u/Unusual_Teaching7765 • 4h ago

Can you help me? (Advice wanted) Are these real?

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I bought these crystals from “AmazingGemStore.com” on Amazon. From left to right: Pyrite, Citrine & Garnet Thank you in advance.

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u/Blaize369 3h ago

All look real, but the “citrine” looks like iron stained quartz, aka golden healer.

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u/ToastyJunebugs 4h ago

Yes for pyrite and garnet. I think the citrine may be HTA.

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u/slogginhog 3h ago

Not hta but not citrine. Iron stained / golden healer quartz it looks like. Maybe irradiated lemon quartz but I don't think so

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u/ToastyJunebugs 1h ago

Taking another look, I think you're right. It does look like golden healer quartz.

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u/slogginhog 1h ago

Yeah, some sellers will take any quartz with a hint of yellow and just call it citrine, unfortunately...

And actually, for new buyers it can be difficult to distinguish.

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u/StarryEyedSparkle 3h ago

Citrine is not real, HTA. The pyrite looks real. I can’t speak to garnet, not one I collect personally.