QUAR-B-01 Origin: Brazil Grade: A Dimensions: 05-10g - Approximately 15-25mm 10-20g - Approximately 25-30mm 20-30g - Approximately 30-35mm 30-40g - Approximately 35-45mm Origin: Brazil Grade: A = good Raw rose quartz from Brazil Sold individually Weight from 5-10g to 30-40g Patterns and colors may vary from one stone to another. Rose quartz belongs to the large family of silicates, subgroup of tectosilicates. It has a high hardness of 7/10 on the Mohs scale. Most often, it has a translucent appearance, more or less cloudy. Rose quartz can exhibit a highly sought-after asterism effect. This is the presence of star-shaped light rays. It is then called star rose quartz. The etymology of the name quartz comes from "quaterz" which means "bad ore". In the Middle Ages, the term quartz encompassed all crystals. In the 16th century, a German scholar decided that the term quartz referred only to rock crystals. The etymology of the name quartz would then come from the German "gewärz" meaning excrescence. The first traces of rose quartz appear in Mesopotamia (Iraq), about 7,000 years ago. Then, quartz is found everywhere around the world, in different civilizations, in various forms. It is most often found in the form of jewelry, figurines, amulets, but also in the manufacture of tools (chisels, polishers, etc.) and even arrows. In ancient Egypt, rose quartz is ground into powder and used as a cosmetic for its purifying qualities. Archaeological excavations have uncovered beauty masks, in the form of ointments, in tombs. Nowadays, rose quartz is still used in the composition of certain beauty products. Mythology links rose quartz to the cult of Isis, goddess of divine youth. Many other civilizations associate rose quartz with the goddess of love, who bears a different name depending on her origins: Aphrodite in Greece, Venus in Rome, Astarte in Phoenicia (Lebanon), Isaar for the Assyrians, and Turan for the Etruscans. In Greek mythology, the unfortunate story of the lovers Aphrodite and Adonis is told. Ares, the jealous husband of Aphrodite, sent a boar to kill Adonis. Aphrodite, informed, rushed to save her lover. During her run, she injured herself on a thorny bush and when she arrived, Adonis was already wounded: their bloods then mixed. They crystallized and gave birth to rose quartz. In ancient Rome, the Romans made and created all kinds of seals. Rose quartz is the stone commonly used for carving these ring-shaped seals.