Rose quartz
mineral, quartz variety From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rose quartz is a translucent pink to rose-red variety of quartz.[1][2] This color is due to the inclusion of dumortierite, and dumortierite also makes Rose quartz translucent.[3] It is rarely found as a crystal and is far more common in massive form.
Among gemstones, rose quartz is considered a semiprecious stone that may be used in jewelry. The earliest known use of rose quartz in civilisation was in 7000 BC, where in archaeological sites, researchers have found beads made from Rose Quartz in Egypt and other ancient civilisations. [4]
Rose quartz stones that are nearly transparent are sometimes cut to make flat surfaces called facets, to better reflect light. Rose quartz is also popular in the new age community for perceived metaphysical properties.[5]
Rose quartz has a colorless streak, a hardness of 7, and a specific gravity of 2.6 to 2.7.[3]
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