rose quartz, red garnet & pearl torsade
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| composition | silicon dioxide |
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| name source | quartz from the Saxon word querklufterz, meaning "cross vein ore"; rose from its range of pink, rose, and lavender colors |
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| historical aliases | Bohemian ruby, American ruby, Ancona ruby and Bavarian ruby -- all thought to be misleading |
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| folkloric aliases | "the love stone," "stone of gentle love" |
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| color | peach to pink to lavender to rose |
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| color source | traces of manganese along with traces of titanium and lithium |
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| significant sources | Brazil, Madagascar, US and many other countries |
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| MOH scale | 7 |
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| care and treatment | As a quartz, rose quartz is quite hardy. Wash in warm soapy water or clean in an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner. |
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