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Most rose quartz are opaque or translucent with a 'cloudy' look. Transparent rose quartz is rarely found
Care
Rose quartz is a durable gemstone and hard enough for jewelry use
Transparency
Transparent - Translucent
Luster
Vitreous
Rose Quartz
Locales
Brazil, Madagascar, South Africa, India and more
Hardness
7
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1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
10
Treatment
Not commonly treated, but there are some dyed materials in the market
Interesting Fact
Some rose quartz with rutile mineral inclusion can display a cat's eye or 6-ray star effect. The effect is stronger when rose quartz is cut into a cabochon or dome shape
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Chemical Formula
SiO2
Composition
silicon dioxide
Colours
Pink
