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Name
Rose Quartz
Chemistry
SiO2
Uses
Quartz is used as a component of glass, ceramics, refractories, cements, and mortar; as an abrasive; as a chemical raw material for the manufacture of sodium silicate, silicon carbide, silicon metals, organic silicates, and silicones; and as a component in numerous other industrial materials .
Color
Different hues of pink
Hardness
7
Specific gravity
2.651
Rose Quartz is the pink variety of quartz.
It hardly ever forms crystals.
It can be confused with kunzite which does crystalize.
We sell the rose quartz lamps and also star rose quartz as rough.