Do You Know?

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
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2
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5
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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

Chemical Formula

SiO2

Composition

silicon dioxide

Colours

Pink