Quartz is the most common mineral in the earth’s crust and there are a large number of varieties.

Pure and perfectly transparent rock crystal contains only silicon.

The colored crystals owe their appearance to the presence of other elements, for example, manganese, titanium oxide and dumortierite for rose quartz.

Scientific explanations do not prevent simple contemplation: pink quartz presents a splendid palette of tender and soft colors: pale or dark pink, nuanced with orange, peach, or lavender.

Thanks to its fresh and pastel tones, rose quartz has always inspired calm and tender feelings.

He is awarded the prettiest and most envied of titles: that of stone of love!

The famous American firm Pantone, creator of a process of printing inks and various color charts “announces the color” for 16 years.

It determines the star color of the year that will inspire all fashions. In 2016, Pantone elected a combination of two shades reflecting warm well-being and tranquility: Rose Quartz and Serenity Blue.

Virtues of rose quartz in lithotherapy

Rose quartz has always been defined as the stone of the heart, love, and peace. It has the privilege of relieving the physical ailments of our motor organs and the disorders of our emotional center.

Through its detoxifying and calming properties, rose quartz diffuses its softness on our bodies and in our relationships with others.

How to use rose quartz in lithotherapy?

stones Place rose quartz in your home, in the bedrooms for example, the quartz will then gently absorb negative energies and diffuse beneficial vibrations conducive to restful sleep.

You can of course carry it on you, either in the form of a pendant or in the form of a fragment or a rolled stone that you will place in your pocket.

Naturally, rose quartz is associated with the 4th chakra, that of the heart.

Place the stone at this level in order to benefit as closely as possible from its soothing virtues.

It is associated with the astrological signs of Libra and Taurus.

You can prepare an elixir by letting the raw rose quartz infuse in a sterilized container containing 30 dl of mineral or distilled water, protected by a stretch film.

Place the container outside in a sunny spot for at least half a day. To keep this elixir for a few weeks, it will be necessary to add alcohol at 30° (1/3 of the prepared volume).

It is also possible to make a relaxing massage oil by macerating rose quartz for a few days in calendula oil (or another oil).

The effect of powder crystal: the magic of eternal beauty

Are you insecure about the future?

Afraid that the days will pass and your youth will fade away with it? If you are also worried about getting old, the best suggestion is to wear rose quartz (rose crystal).

It is believed that the rose crystal (rose crystal), which is believed to house Venus, the god of love, also has special energy in love.

Since ancient times, it has been a holy product for attracting peach blossoms.

Its unique soft pink color makes it difficult to divert the eyes, thus increasing the chance of “achieving a new relationship”—this is why many single women especially like to wear rose crystal (rose crystal).

For people who are lovelorn or divorced, rose crystal (rose crystal) also has the energy to heal wounds.

Let the pain in their hearts disappear gradually, and maintain a beautiful mood.

Rose Quartz contains water energy, which can increase the moisture and elasticity of the skin.

In the use of traditional Chinese medicine, Rose Quartz will also be ground into powder to regulate female hormones. In short, pink crystal (rose crystal) is a gemstone that must be worn by beauty lovers.

Rose Quartz Corresponds to Chakras

Rose Quartz can correspond to the energy of the heart chakra and has a good effect on opening the heart chakra.

Rose Quartz can also heal the navel chakra, which can help eliminate the trauma of intimate relationships or the shadow pain of being violently treated.

For those who do not believe in love or find true love, pink crystal can bring people confidence and happiness, and make people feel the energy of the heart again.

Rose Quartz can also have a very good soothing effect, so that people no longer focus on the pain of the past, but instead focus on self-reliance and self-improvement.

Rose Quartz has always been regarded as the stone of love. Many people believe that wearing Rose Quartz can bring love and marriage.

But that is because Rose Quartz has the power to open the heart chakra and transform the energy of the heart chakra into tenderness and tolerance frequency, when you can cherish yourself and tolerate the differences of others, it is easy to see true love beckoning to you without closing your heart.

Purification and recharging of rose quartz

Rose quartz will need to be cleaned and purified regularly. You will place your stone in a glass container, or in earthenware, filled with distilled and salted water preferably.

You can also place it for 10 minutes under running tap water.

The reloading will be done inside a geode amethyst or more simply in the morning sun or under the rays of the moon.

Absolutely avoid leaving it for a long time under a scorching sun because the rose quartz could lose its pretty color!

If this happens, try to make it look good again by leaving it in the shade for as long as possible.

Finally, rose quartz appreciates a light spray of rose water which restores all its freshness.

Mineralogical characteristics

Rose quartz belongs to the large family of silicates-tectosilicates. It has a relative hardness rated 7/10 on the F. Mohs scale. Most often translucent, its appearance is often cracked and its appearance is more or less cloudy. It frequently occurs in massive aggregates, sometimes in prismatic crystal forms.

It can be confused with other lithotherapy minerals of roughly similar shades, for example:

• Pink topaz (the most precious topaz)
• La kunzite (spodumene)
• Morganite (beryl)
• Pink sapphire (corundum)
• Bisbelite (tourmaline )
• Pink petalite

All magmatic and hydrothermal environments suit it and deposits are mined all over the planet: Brazil, Mexico, USA, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, China, India, Japan, Sri Lanka, Russia, Germany, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, France

The leading producing country is Brazil. In particular, in a small village in the state of Minas Gerais, there is an exceptional deposit of pink quartz, with a very pronounced color.

In addition to its almost violet hue, it presents a composition of exceptional purity.

This pink quartz now bears the name of the place of its extraction: Angelandia quartz.

It is also in Minas Gerais that a very famous quartz crystal about 40 cm high was extracted around 1950.

It is a smoky quartz surrounded by pink quartz which has been given the name “Madona Rosa”.

The rose quartz asterism

Pink quartz, like ruby ​​and sapphire, can present a rare and sought-after specific feature: the apparent presence of luminous rays drawn in stars with 6 or 12 branches.

It is possible to find a 6-pointed star on rose quartz, it is then called “starry rose quartz”.

This effect, called asterism, then gives it an almost magical aspect. The presence of microscopic needles of titanium oxide called “rutile” explains this property revealed after a cabochon cut.

The official name “rose quartz” is relatively recent. In the past, pink quartz could be called: Ancona ruby, Bohemian ruby, Silesian ruby… These names are no longer used today.

Rose quartz throughout history

The first traces of the use of rose quartz appear in Mesopotamia (Iraq) and date back 7000 years.

Rose quartz is present in all civilizations of the world, most often in the form of jewelry and carved figurines. It is also carved to make tools: chisels, polishers and arrowheads are found in North America (as far as Greenland) and South America (Mexico, Argentina).

Everywhere, amulets, talismans, lucky charms and even love potions have called on the love virtues of rose quartz.

Rose Quartz in Ancient Egypt

In ancient Egypt, rose quartz was used in the composition of various cosmetics for its softening and purifying properties.

It brightens the complexion, prevents aging, and simply beautifies! Fine rose quartz powder makes an excellent scrub for sun-tanned skin.

Excavations have brought to light beauty masks, in the form of an ointment, placed in tombs.

Powdered rose quartz, sometimes associated with myrrh, is mixed with vegetable or animal fat.

The ointment thus obtained is kept in an alabaster or marble pot, closed by a small lid.

We now know that silicon protects the collagen and elastin fibers of the skin. Currently, rose quartz is frequently used in the composition of beauty products, they always boast the same benefits: fresh complexion, softness and youthfulness of the skin.

Egyptian mythology seems to have dedicated rose quartz to the cult of Isis, goddess of divine youth, sister, and loving wife of Osiris.

Rose Quartz in Greek and Roman Civilizations

Other ancient civilizations also dedicate rose quartz to the goddess of love. This universal goddess has different names depending on her origins: Aphrodite in Greece, Venus in Rome, Astarte in Phoenicia, Issar for the Assyrians and Turan for the Etruscans.

Very often reported From Greek mythology, the unfortunate story of the lover’s Aphrodite and Adoni: a wild boar, sent by the jealous husband Ares, wounds the handsome Adonis to death.

Aphrodite, rushing to save him, wounds herself on a thorny bush, mixing her blood with that of Adonis. The blood of lovers crystallizes and gives rise to rose quartz.

This mythological version does not appear in the only text that relates to the adventure: “The Metamorphoses” by Ovid. The Latin poet, a specialist in Greek mythology, writes: “ …from this blood, a flower of the same color as that of the pomegranate blossoms.”

It would therefore be a plant (often identified as a rose or an anemone) and not a mineral.

Regardless, thanks to this mythological story, rose quartz takes on all its symbolism of love and reconciliation.

Before our era, the Romans already use all kinds of seals. Rose quartz is the stone most commonly used to cut the ring-shaped seals known as the ” annulus ” (ring).

The Romans perfectly mastered the intaglio technique adopted for sealing with wax. The motifs are engraved in hollow, the opposite of the cameo whose engraving releases a relief.

These rings bear various inscriptions or represent distinctive marks decorated with plants or animals.

In the Middle Ages, Roman seals were frequently reused to adorn all kinds of objects: crowns, vases, reliquaries…

Rose quartz in China and Asia

Rose quartz also holds a large place in the art of Eastern civilizations.

In China, jade carving has been practiced for 3000 years. Jade, the stone of immortality, is associated with nephrite, agate, malachite, turquoise, rock crystal and rose quartz.

Master lapidaries sometimes take years to complete their work! Rose quartz has a particular difficulty: it can only be cut in one direction; a clumsiness causes a break that spreads in a milky furrow throughout the stone.

The statuettes represent Buddha, the compassionate goddess Guanyin, warriors or all kinds of chimeras.

The rose quartz figurines are also inspired by nature: various animals, often birds, and peonies…

Rose quartz mainly comes from Hainan Island. The intensive exploitation of local rocks gave another name to this island, renamed Qiongzhou (Kingdom of the quartz jewel).

Tibetan Buddhism also uses rose quartz extensively for Buddha sculptures, and the making of malas (a kind of rosaries), bracelets and singing bowls, and incense burners.

In France, from the 17th century, “chinoiseries” in pink quartz were very fashionable and populated the cabinets of curiosities of castles.

Louis XIV became the first collector because the ambassadors of Siam (Thailand) sent, by boat, around 1685, a large number of diplomatic gifts.