http://www.all-gemstones.com www.all-gemstones.com    Thu, 06 May 2010 12:29:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://www.all-gemstones.com/rose-quartz http://www.all-gemstones.com/rose-quartz#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:11:22 +0000 admin http://www.all-gemstones.com/?p=1215 Refractive Index : 1.553 – 1.544 (very constant) Optical Characteristic : DR Uniaxial positive or AGG Specific Gravity : 2.651 (+0.04 – 0.01) Formula : SiO2 Crystal System : Trigonal Variety/Species : Rose quartz Species/Group : Quartz Birefringence : 0.009 Dispersion : 0.013 Hardness : 7 Toughness : good Ultrasonic : Usually safe Steam : risky UV Long : Inert to weak UV Short : Inert to weak purple Pleochroism : 2 colors Strength : weak to strong

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Pleochroism Colors : Weak to strong, different tones of pink. Heat : Avoid abrupt temperature change Acids : Avoid hydrofluoric acid Light : Usually stable, some may fade Polish Luster : vitreous Fracture : splintery to conchoidal Fracture Luster : Vitreous to silky Clarity Type : N/A Tones : N/A Saturations : N/A Cause of Color : Titanium and/or color centers Enhancements : lrradiation Cleavage : None Color Range : Light pink, pink Pinkish Transparency : Semitransparent to translucent Phenomena : Asterism

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Separations of Rose Quartz from-
Chalcedony: appearance, fracture, SG (possibly) Identifying Characteristics and information
Color can fade. Spectral Data
not diagnostic. Trade Names and Misnomers
American Ruby(M)
Ancona Ruby(M)
Mont Blanc Ruby(M) ]]> http://www.all-gemstones.com/rose-quartz/feed 0