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Rose Quartz Spheres, Wands, Etc.
Although rose quartz is usually too cloudy to be used
as a faceted gemstone, a few exceptional pieces are found with enough clarity and color to make fine gems. Most gemmy rose
quartz is used as cabochons where the clarity is not as important as the color. Rose quartz is also a very attractive ornamental
stone and is carved into spheres, pyramids, obelisks, figurines and ornate statues.
Rose quartz is found in Madagascar, India, Germany,
and several localities in the USA. Much rose quartz was extracted from a famous site near Custer, South Dakota, but now, most
of the worlds supply of good quality rose quartz comes from Brazil.
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This is not quite a cube and is cut from material I collected near Royal Gorge, Co. many years ago. There is some
iron staining running in a veil through the stone that some people might call a flaw, but others (including myself) would
say the inclusion makes the stone more interesting. Approx. size: 15mm Weight: 54.5 cts.
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I cut and polished this little obelisk about 20 years ago. Originally I cut five of them, and this is the
last one of the four I sold. Approx. size: 59x10x12 Weight: 16.8 grams
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