23 Irresistible Pineapple Citrine NuggetsPrice is per 16 inch string of these beautiful citrine beads. Each measures around 12mm x 9mm x 5mm about 23 nuggets to the string. Citrine comes from the French word for lemon, and is any quartz crystal that's yellow to orange. The darker, orange colours were traditionally the best, but today people prefer bright lemony shades. Citrine with man made colour tends to have more of an orange or reddish caste. Most natural citrine starts life as amethyst