Rose Quartz Crystal Pyramid

Rose quartz is the pink variety of quartz. SiO₂. Trigonal. Mohs 7. The pink comes from microscopic mineral fibres dispersed through the quartz - which is why the stone is translucent and cloudy rather than clear, and why strong sunlight can pale it over time.

It forms in the cores of granite pegmatites as large shapeless masses, not as terminated crystals. That is the reason rose quartz is cut and shaped rather than sold as natural points - there are no natural points to sell.

The pink is the stone’s own, from those dispersed fibres, not a dye. The colour deepens from a pale blush to a full rose depending on the material; the cloudiness travels with it.

Asked often

Is this genuine rose quartz?
Yes - natural pink quartz. The colour comes from microscopic mineral fibres within the stone, not from dye.

Why is it cloudy rather than clear?
Those same fibres scatter the light, so rose quartz reads translucent and soft. Clear rose quartz is the exception, not the rule.

Will the colour fade?
Prolonged strong sunlight can soften the pink over time. Set it out of direct sun and the colour holds.

How do I care for it?
Dust with a soft, dry cloth. Hard-wearing at Mohs 7; rest it out of prolonged direct sun.

1. Set on a desk, shelf, or bedside, apex up.
2. Place it where soft light reaches it; the clouded pink glows along the cut edges.
3. Dust with a soft, dry cloth.
4. Rest it out of prolonged direct sun, which can soften the pink over time.

Many traditions set a stone where they will see it each day; where it sits, and what it marks for you, is yours to decide.

A piece to set down, to keep, or to give. Rest it out of prolonged direct sun, which can pale the pink, and dust it with a soft cloth.

• Stone: Rose quartz · pink quartz
• Composition: SiO₂ · silicon dioxide
• Crystal system: Trigonal
• Hardness: Mohs 7
• Colour: Pale blush to deep rose · clouded
• Treatment: None · natural pink (not dyed)
• Form: Pyramid · four faces, cut and polished
• Origin:Brazil
• Care: Dust with a soft cloth · rest out of direct sun

Quartz is among the most-worked minerals in human history, and rose-quartz beads are documented from Mesopotamia in the early Neolithic; the stone was cut by Assyrian and Roman hands. Across many cultures, and for as long as it has been worn, rose quartz has been the stone people associate with affection, tenderness, and reconciliation.

It has long been given as a token between people - named here as observation, not instruction. The cloud in the stone and the way the colour softens in strong light are part of its character; what it comes to mean to the person who keeps it, or the person it is given to, is theirs to decide.