Description

Rose quartz is a macrocrystalline variety of the mineral Quartz (SiO2). Quartz is the most abundant single mineral on earth. It makes up about 12% of the earth’s crust. The color of rose quartz is still not completely understood. It has been said to be due to a number of different minor impurities present in the rose quartz including titanium, manganese and even colloidal gold. Sometimes, rutile needles are present in the rose quartz hence star-effect or asterism is seen. Star rose quartz shows asterism when illuminated by a point-like light source: light reflections appear as a six-rayed star.
Rose quartz is known as the love stone, opening the heart chakra to love. It gives inner peace and helps in all matters pertaining to love in all its forms. It is also said to calm aggression and resentment while increasing self-esteem and self-confidence, and to enhance one’s compassion, patience and forgiveness. Rose quartz opens your heart so that you become receptive. If you have loved and lost, it comforts your grief. Rose Quartz teaches you how to love yourself, vital if you have thought yourself unlovable. You cannot accept love from others nor love them unless you love yourself. This stone encourages self-forgiveness and acceptance, and invokes self-trust and self-worth.