citrine vs. topaz

citrine

adjective

  1. pale-yellow; lemon-colored.

noun

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

topaz

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.