In fact, they officially call them “Pink Quartz”). (BTW, serious geologists don’t even consider these scarce Rose Quartz natural points to be “Rose Quartz”. Sometimes you’ll find rare and unique ( translate: very expensive) pieces that do grow in points (euhedral) and… wow if you have one of those hold on to that baby because it’s worth quite a bit! They’re quite rare. Rose Quartz most often appears in masses, so no crystals or crystal faces. You usually don’t see them growing naturally in points, that’s a rarity. This stone can be found in Madagascar, South Dakota, Namibia, India, and Brazil.Īlthough translucent, it’s rarely ever transparent with a cloudy opaque look. These fibers do not occur in the rare, euhedral variety of Pink Quartz.” If you wanna geek out on that paper, here ya go!īy the way, when they reference the “euhedral variety” what they’re talking about is the extremely rare “Pink Quartz” points I discuss below. “nanofibrous inclusions are the cause of coloration of massive Rose Quartz worldwide. I’m happy to say this debate has recently been put to rest! CalTech geologists recently published a paper that essentially blames the color on, not an element BUT: Geologists were confused for quite some time about what element was responsible for its beautiful gentle pink color. It’s usually a light pink, but can vary in color, intensity, and hue sometimes a very deep pink colored and at other times, very pale so that it’s barely pink. “I open my heart to receive and express the energy of love.” Geology and IdentificationĪs a type of quartz, Rose Quartz, just as other quartz varieties has a Mohs hardness of 7 and belongs to the trigonal crystal system. This one is the one given in that book for Rose Quartz: I use these affirmations for so many things to start off my intention for a crystal meditation, to help balance a chakra, or to include in a crystal grid. I love the crystal affirmations provided in The Book of Stones. We should probably have different vocabulary words for the different types of love:Īll of these different types of love obviously are very, very important, so Rose Quartz is one that you may want to have in your collection, in my opinion. For instance, any kind of love, and we know there are different kinds of love in the English language. I also have one of these buddy pieces that I’ve bonded with ever-present by my bedside using that particular piece for a lot of different things. It can become your “BFF crystal” that you cultivate a really close bond with (like I have). These are the polished Rose Quartz discs I like to include in my regular facials. Alternately, you can find a Rose Quartz roller to stimulate blood flow to your complexion. I pop a tumbled stone into my facial moisturizer and also use Rose Quartz facial discs for my facial. Brings about a glowy, more youthful skin tone. This is also a stone for beauty often used in baths and facials. I even include it in my very popular fertility combo. It’s also known to assist with all matters of fertility and the menstrual cycle.
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