At the temperature of 500 °C, amethyst turns lemon yellow, but again loses its color if the temperature reaches 600 °C, following which the quartz becomes milky due to the formation of infra-microscopic water.
The vast majority of the citrines in the gem market is amethyst with heat treatment.
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