Rose quartz
Variety SiO2
Take care.
- Fades or changes in light: Keep it in the dark, out of sunlight and bright display lights.
About it
Cloudy, pale pink quartz that is nearly always massive; true pink crystals are rare and come mainly from Brazil. South Dakota's state mineral, and its colour may fade after long exposure to sunlight.
- Type
- Variety
- Group
- Quartz variety
- Formula
- SiO2
- Hardness (Mohs)
- 7
- Specific gravity
- 2.65–2.66
- Streak
- white
- Lustre
- vitreous (glassy)
- Crystal system
- Trigonal
- Colours
- pale pink, rose pink
- Transparency
- translucent
- Cleavage and fracture
- none; conchoidal fracture
Typical values: real specimens vary. For more, see mindat.org.