Rose Quartz Tumbled Stone Quantity:Set of 3 Softer than quartz at Mohs

Softer than quartz at Mohs 5–6

holding thousands of microscopic hematite platelets aligned as the crystal grew

across Mesoamerica the Olmec and Maya prized it above all stones

Use contained tealights on a dry

Rose Quartz Tumbled Stone Quantity:Set of 3 Softer than quartz at MohsRose quartz small tumble polished stones of soft clouded pink, the stone given between people since before writing. Cool and smooth in the hand, sold in a small set. From Brazil. The pink comes from microscopic mineral fibres dispersed through the quartz which is why it reads translucent and cloudy rather than clear, and why strong sunlight can pale it. Not a dye; the colour is the stones own. Rose quartz beads are documented from Mesopotamia before