Definition of Rose quartz

1. Noun. A translucent rose-red variety of quartz used for ornaments.

Generic synonyms: Quartz

Definition of Rose quartz

1. Noun. A reddish colored type of quartz ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rose Quartz

rose growers granuloma
rose gum
rose hip
rose hips
rose leek
rose mallow
rose moss
rose of Jericho
rose of Sharon
rose oil
rose oils
rose periwinkle
rose petal
rose petals
rose pink
rose quartz (current term)
rose spots
rose up
rose water
rose window
rose windows
rose wine
roseal
roseate
roseate spoonbill
roseate tern
roseate terns
roseately
rosebay
rosebay willowherb

Literary usage of Rose quartz

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by North Carolina Dept. of Conservation and Development, North Carolina Geological Survey (1883-1905), North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1907)
"rose quartz.—Specimens of rose quartz from Dan Eiver, Stokes County, NC, show a beautiful opalescence, and the existence of like quartz, ..."

2. A Hand-book of Precious Stones by Meyer Daniel Rothschild (1889)
"rose quartz. rose quartz occurs in a massive form, usually very imperfect and cracked, and varying in color from rose-red to pink. ..."

3. An Introduction to Mineralogy: Adapted to the Use of Schools, and Private by John Lee Comstock (1832)
"If the specimen is of a yellow colour, it is yellow quartz, or citrine ; if of a rose colour, it is rose quartz, &c. Many of the varieties of quartz are ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"-Among the crystalline varieties of quartz are rock crystal, amethyst, smoky quartz, rose quartz, milky quartz, the mineral being colorless when pure, ..."

5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Among the crystalline varieties of quartz are rock crystal, amethyst, smoky quartz, rose quartz, milky quartz, the mineral being colorless when pure, ..."

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