Friday, April 23, 2010


Featured Stone: Rose Quartz
Hardness:7
Toughness: good

Rose Quartz is a microcrystalline quartz. The mineral's delicate color comes from titanium, iron, and manganese. This gem frequently has internal inclusions that look translucent to opaque. Some stones will even display asterism. The finest quality rose quartz comes from Brazil.
Rose Quartz has been used as a religious object for thousands of years.
It is a symbol of love and beauty

The name quartz comes from the Saxon word querklufterz which meant cross vein ore.

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