Rose Quartz

Item Description

Rose quartz is actually quite rare in nature, occuring in good specimens of display quality from a very few localities. This specimen has REALLY PINK rose quartz. It is not just pink quartz, but intensely colore dpink quartz?so many are pale, by comparison. It is classic for old finds from this prominent deposit for rose quartz found in the 1970s, and not often since. Sizable specimens like this have always been highly desired ever since then. This piece is extremely robust, and crystallized thickly all the way around except for some contacted portion on the left hand side only. Sharp crystals exceed 1 cm, and clusters extend to 3.5 cm in some directions. It is a very 3-dimensional piece, not a flat plate. A specimen of this size, richness, and color from this classic locality could reasonably be expected to price at $2500-3000 at a show, but I got this in an old collection and can amortise at an auction. It IS a stunning piece, above the normal quality level most of us see, and a higher saturated color than most recently mined specimens from other parts of Minas Gerais. (see Bancroft's Gem and Crystal treasures book for more information on this historic find). Mass is 174 grams