Mineral Factbook

Rose quartz

Varietyof Quartz

Rose quartz is the pink variety of quartz. As a variety of Quartz, it shares that species' composition (SiO2), crystal structure, and hardness; the distinction is the appearance defined above.

Photos

Rose quartz specimen photo
Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Rose quartz specimen photo
Marco Hazard from Hong Kong, Hong Kong · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Rose quartz specimen photo
Kaarel Tiidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Rose quartz specimen photo
John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America · CC BY 2.0 · Commons

About Quartz

Full reference data — crystallography, X-ray diffraction, and cited physical properties — is on the Quartz species page.

FormulaSiO2
Hardness (Mohs)7
Specific gravity2.6-2.64
Density (calculated)2.65
Crystal systemtrigonal
Color rangeblack, blue, brown, colorless, green, red, yellow
Lusterdull, greasy, vitreous
Streakwhite