Metaphysical Properties of Rose Quartz

• Element: Water
• Birthstone: January / Taurus, Libra
• Chakras: Heart (4th)

Rose Quartz is the quintessential stone of love and for the Heart Chakra. While the pink color may exude a gentle and soothing energy, it is an incredibly powerful stone. It stimulates and opens the Heart Chakra, clears the emotional body, spreads compassion and reinvigorates the auric field. One of the most beneficial rewards in working with Rose Quartz is the heart undergoing a healing process from past wounds and mistrust. It encourages the release of stored tension and stress, the banishment of anger and resentment, the release of fear and suspicion, and rebirth of hope and faith in the benevolence of the Universe. Wearing Rose Quartz will envelope the wearer with a powerful love energy, allowing communion with oneself, with another, with the Earth, and with the Universe, to occur much more harmoniously. Placing Rose Quartz in a room will promote an atmosphere with loving and compassionate energies. For those seeking to develop love on all levels, Rose Quartz is supreme ally.

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History of Rose Quartz

Though historical references for Rose Quartz is very limited, Assyrian-crafted Rose Quartz jewelry have been found that dates around 800 B.C. to 600 B.C. and Rose Quartz beads have been discovered in Mesopotamia that date even further back to 7,000 B.C.

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Chemical Composition of Rose Quartz

• Hardness: 7
• Crystal System: Hexagonal (Trigonal)
• Composition: Silicon Dioxide

Rose Quartz is a pink silicon dioxide crystalline variety of Quartz that commonly occurs in massive form, though it may occasionally occur as crystals. Rose Quartz's color is pink, which ranges from pale pink to deep reddish pink. Since Rose Quartz is generally cloudy, it is often used as cabochons and carvings. Some Rose Quartz specimens may include traces of Rutile (titanium dioxide) causing the stone to display asterism as a six-rayed star. Significant deposits of Rose Quartz are located in India, Germany, Brazil, Madagascar, and the United States, in particular South Dakota.