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Rose Quartz
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Rose Quartz Polished Sphere
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Rose Quartz is a form of quartz primarily distinguished
by its pink colour.
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Quartz is the common name for the crystal
form of silicon dioxide:
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Rose Quartz is a very popular crystal and is one of
the most well-known forms of quartz.
It is especially common among the crystal collections
of people interested in energy work, healing (especially
crystal healing and work with chakras), and "New
Age" pursuits generally.
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Rose Quartz is usually mined in masses, granular
structures, or large blocks.
Natural crystals of rose quartz are rarer but also
available, and very beautiful. When they do occur
naturally, crystals of rose quartz tend to be small
and in the form of clusters.
It is widely available commercially in very many forms
including as Rough Pieces, Polished Shapes (including
wands, massage points, spheres and ornamental carvings),
Tumble Stones, and in the form of pendants and other
items of crystal jewellery.
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This page includes the following sections:
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Structures of Rose Quartz
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Quartz generally (including, but not only Rose Quartz)
is formed according to trigonal crystal symmetry. This
system of crystal symmetry consists of one vertical
axis of symmetry and three-horizonal axes of symmetry,
all of the horizonal axes being of the same length.
Quartz crystals, including those of Rose Quartz, usually
take the form of six-sided prisms whose faces may be
striated at right-angles to the length of the crystals.
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The pink-red shades of rose quartz are due to the presence
of the metal titanium (Ti) as "impurities"
in the sturucture of the quartz (silicon dioxide).
This is the same way in which many forms of quartz are
coloured as they are - the particular colour being due
to the type and concentration of the "impurity"
present in addition to the silicon and oxygen atoms
that form the main quartz structure.
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Distinguishing features
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Distinguishing Features of quartz (including Crystal Form;
Hardness = 7; conchoidal fracture);
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Colour in a wide range of shades of pink;
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Colours of Rose Quartz
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Transparency:
Rose Quartz is a semi-transparent crystal. It is rarely highly
transparent in its natural state, but thin polished pieces
can appear so. Converesly, some samples of rose quartz can
appear to be almost opaque and/or appear to transmit a slightly
orange glow when illuminated from behind.
Colour:
The shades of rose quartz vary according to the concentration
of titanium in the silicon dioxide structure, the form of
the structure (natural crystal or granular mass), and the
post-mining processing such as state of cleanliness and smoothness
of polishing.
Further examples of the appearance of Rose Quartz are included
in the photograph below.
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Where can I buy Rose Quartz ?
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Rose Quartz is available from the IvyRose Energies
On-Line shop.
Click here to
visit the Rose Quartz Spheres Section of the IvyRose
Crystal Shop.
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