Description
9.7cm Rose Quartz Crystal Point from Madagascar
This superb 9.7cm Rose Quartz crystal point is semi translucent, with a lovely pink colour. It has been beautifully polished, with a flat base. This is Madagascan Rose Quartz, from the Antsirabe region, right in the middle of the country. Madagascar is famous for its minerals and crystals. With their Rose Quartz is regarded as the finest in the world. This would make a beautiful gift for someone who likes rose quartz.
Rose Quartz is just one of numerous different forms of Quartz. Others include, amethyst, citrine, jasper and chalcedony. The pink colouring in Rose Quartz is due to the presence of the minerals titanium, iron or manganese. In the 1880’s they discovered that quartz has, what are known as, ‘piezoelectric properties’. Quartz crystals still play an important role in our everyday life. Today, we use them in everything from wrist watches, to the electronics industry. Rose Quartz occurs in a number of countries, including, India, Brazil, South Africa and also Madagascar.
Metaphysically, this is a stone associated with love & devotion. Rose Quartz is the most important stone for the heart chakra. Rose Quartz is the ‘love stone’ or ‘the stone of universal love’. This is a stone that can relieve stress and anger, and then replace them with love and hope. Also known for its feminine energy this is a stone of tenderness, compassion and healing.
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