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citrine vs. topaz

citrine
[si-treen, -trahyn, -trin, si-treen] / ˈsɪ trin, -traɪn, -trɪn, sɪˈtrin /

adjective

  1. pale-yellow; lemon-colored.

noun

  1. a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.

topaz
[toh-paz] / ˈtoʊ pæz /

noun

  1. a mineral, a fluosilicate of aluminum, usually occurring in prismatic orthorhombic crystals of various colors, and used as a gem.

  2. citrine.

  3. either of two South American hummingbirds, Topaza pella or T. pyra, having chiefly red and crimson plumage and a yellowish-green throat with a topaz sheen.