Gold engraved discs Rose quartz with various motifs 55x 15 mm.

Rose Quartz (Stone of Love) is a variety of quartz. The color varies from dark pink to very light, translucent pink. Rose quartz named after its pink color is often cracked and usually slightly cloudy. The coloring agents are titanium and manganese. The color can cause fading, very small rutile needles on a six-ray star cabochon cut. Rose quartz has long been worked as a gemstone. The best rose quartz is mined in Madagascar. Cat eye effect rose quartz is found in Sri Lanka. It also occurs in Kenya, Mozambique and Namibia. There are numerous sites in Brazil, in Minas Gerais rose quartz was first found in 1959, some rose quartz from Brazil show cat eye effect or asterism. In the United States, rose quartz is found in the states of Maine, California, South Dakota, and Colorado. Asterism occurs in rose quartz from New York and Georgia. Russia, Kazakhstan, India and Japan also supply rose quartz. Rose quartz of more than 20 carats is rarely faceted. Inside the American Museum of Natural History is a 625 carat rose quartz sphere that displays asterism.