1.8" Polished Rose Quartz Pocket Stone

The stone is polished into an oval shape and is rounded on all sides. Polished stones of this size and shape are generally referred to as pocket stones as they will easily fit into a pocket. The pictures are representative to the stone you will receive, but there is some variation in colors and patterning.

Rose quartz is a type of quartz which exhibits a pale pink to rose red hue. It is most commonly found in large masses and very rarely forms individual crystals, unlike many other varieties of quartz. While rose quartz can be found many places throughout the world the best commercially available material comes from Madagascar and Brazil. It is frequently polished and used for decorative purposes.

Rose quartz is evenly colored with masses ranging from pink to almost purple. The exact cause of the color was debated for years. Originally it was assumed to either be due to rutile inclusions of Titanium Dioxide within the quartz masses, or irradiated "color centers" as is the case with amethyst or smoky quartz. An x-ray diffraction study in 1987 showed that it was due to neither of these but due to the inclusion of microscopic fibers which were thought to be the mineral dumortierite. Even more recent analysis using other techniques have shown the microscopic fibers are an unidentified or unnamed mineral that is closely related to dumortierite. These fibers make up up only about 0.05% - 0.15% of the overall weight of rose quartz.