Rose Quartz 18x25mm Faceted Twist Oval Pendant with .925 Sterling Silver BailRose Quartz is a silicon dioxide crystal and one of the most common varieties of the Quartz family. It is a translucent to transparent stone with a soft pale pink to rose red hue, thought to be derived from trace amounts of titanium, iron or manganese impurities within the stone. Considered by ancient Egyptians and Romans to have powers of beautification and wrinkle protection, Rose Quartz facial masks have been recovered from Egyptian tombs.

Authentic DZI beads were used in ancient times in India

Copper within the Pectolite creates the beautiful blue and turquoise colors in the stone

Naturally occurring in hues of blue to green to green with spots and streaks of red

a sodium aluminum silicate and one of the two minerals that are commonly known as “Jade

and rutile

and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has stated that they are safe to handle and wear

who first catalogued the stone in 1902

and was used to stimulate health and rebirth

in colors from light green to yellow green to olive

This inspired the stone’s alias

Variscite can be discolored by cosmetics

It is found in the Bilk Mountain range near Denio