Rose Quartz Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
Rose Quartz Value
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Rose Quartz Information
| Data | Value |
| Name | Rose Quartz |
| Is a Variety of | Quartz |
| Crystallography | Hexagonal. |
| Refractive Index | 1.544-1.553 |
| Colors | Light to medium pink, sometimes with a violet shade. |
| Luster | Vitreous. |
| Polish Luster | Vitreous. |
| Fracture Luster | Vitreous. |
| Fracture | Conchoidal to uneven, granular in aggregates |
| Hardness | 7 |
| Specific Gravity | 2.651 |
| Birefringence | 0.009 |
| Cleavage | None or indistinct |
| Dispersion | 0013 |
| Luminescence | Inert to weak, purple, SW only. X-rays produce faint blue glow. |
| Wearability | Very Good |
| Transparency | Transparent to translucent. |
| Phenomena | Asterism, Tyndall scattering. |
| Pleochroism | Weak to strong, different shades of pink. |
| Optics | o = 1.544; e = 1.553. Uniaxial (+). |
Comments
Rose quartz receives its coloring from fibrous inclusions of a mineral similar to dumortierite. It is always a light to medium pink, but sometimes is influenced by amethyst and picks up a violet shade. Until the 1980’s, when a new deposit was discovered in Madagascar, it was never found completely transparent. Indeed, one of its best uses is for star cabs and spheres.
Stone Sizes
Rose quartz gems are seldom transparent, especially above 20-30 carats. Large spheres of rose quartz are milky at best.
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