Collection: Rose Quartz

Rose Quartz

Beauty of Rose Quartz

Scientists found out that the pretty pink coluor of Rose Quartz
comes from extremely thin, pink mineral fiber inclusions. These fibers are kind
of like the mineral dumortierite, but not exactly the same. When the rose
quartz was forming, these fibers cooled and lined up in the same way as the
crystal directions of the rose quartz, and depending on how these fibers line
up, you can get something called Star Rose Quartz, where you see a star pattern
when you shine light on it.

Blue Rose Quartz also attributes its colour and chatoyancy due
to thin dumortierite-like fibre inclusions. 

Now, besides the regular cloudy rose quartz, there's another kind
that form crystalised clusters in pink hues. Some people call it "pink
crystalline quartz" or just "pink quartz." or
incorrectly as "crystallised rose quartz". It's super rare compared
to the usual rose quartz and can form into beautiful clusters of see-through
crystals. This type of pink quartz gets its colour from aluminum and phosphorus
and are not the same as Rose Quartz. 



But here's the catch – these pink quartz crystals can lose their colour if
they're exposed to too much sunlight. So, it's best to keep them in shaded
areas to keep them looking their best.

I've grouped Pink Quartz with Rose Quartz since they are commonly
categorized together by most people.