Rose Quartz is the pink to rose-red variety of quartz, colored by trace titanium and microscopic dumortierite-like fibrous inclusions. It typically forms in massive aggregates without crystal faces, though rare crystallized “Crystalline Rose Quartz” specimens exist from Brazilian pegmatite pockets (Pitorra Mine). The November birthstone alternative for topaz.
Key Facts
- Mohs hardness 7.
- Trigonal; usually massive, rarely crystallized.
- Pink color from Ti³⁺ defects + dumortierite-like microfibers.
- Star Rose Quartz shows asterism from oriented fiber inclusions.
- Color fades slowly with prolonged UV exposure.
Notable Localities
Minas Gerais (Brazil) and Madagascar are world’s major sources. Pitorra Mine (Brazil) yields rare crystallized specimens. Maine (USA) hosts pegmatite material.
Found at these Localities
- Eastern Brazilian Pegmatite Province (巴西东部伟晶岩省)
- Oumjrane Mining Area (奥姆贾兰矿区)
- Bou Azzer District (布·阿扎尔钴矿区)
- Imiter Mine (伊米泰尔银矿)
- Rapid Creek (Yukon) (育空地区急流溪磷酸盐产地)
- Tri-State Mining District (Joplin) (三州矿区(乔普林))
- Swiss Alps (Alpine-Cleft Province) (瑞士阿尔卑斯高山裂隙矿物产地)
- Maharashtra Deccan Traprock Zeolites (马哈拉施特拉德干玄武岩沸石产地)
- Trimouns Talc Mine (特里穆滑石矿(法国))
- Siegerland District (西格兰铁矿区)
- Příbram (普日布拉姆银矿)
- Cornwall Mining District (康沃尔矿区)
- Ural Emerald Mines (乌拉尔祖母绿矿)
- Kongsberg (康斯堡银矿)
- Kharan, Balochistan (卡兰板钛矿产地)
- Kalgoorlie–Boulder (卡尔古利金碲矿)
- Săcărâmb (Nagyág) (萨卡拉姆布金碲矿)
- Panasqueira (帕纳斯凯拉钨矿)
- Cavradi Gorge (卡瓦拉迪峡谷)
- Volyn (Volodarsk-Volynskii) (沃伦伟晶岩区)
- Skardu / Shigar Valley (斯卡都/希加尔峡谷)
- Madagascar Pegmatites (Sahatany / Antsirabe) (马达加斯加伟晶岩区)
- Sweet Home Mine (甜蜜之家矿)
- Ouro Preto Region (欧鲁普雷图矿区)
- Llallagua (Siglo XX) (亚亚瓜矿)
- Erongo Mountains (埃龙戈山)
- Heqing Cu-Ag-Pb-Zn District (鹤庆铜银铅锌矿区)
- Yangla Copper Mine (羊拉铜矿)
- Xinglonggou (Fushun Amber Beds) (兴隆沟琥珀产地(抚顺))
- Shimen Realgar-Orpiment Mine (石门雄黄雌黄矿)
- Xiaoqinling Gold Field (小秦岭金矿田)
- Ying Silver Mine (银矿(豫西银多金属矿带))
- Erbutu Molybdenum Mine (二八图钼矿)
- Dachang Tin-Polymetallic Field (大厂锡多金属矿田)
- Yaogangxian Mine (瑶岗仙矿)
- Hubei (湖北)
- Sichuan (四川)
- Hunan (湖南)
