rose quartz

noun

a rose-red to pink variety of crystalline quartz usually found in massive form and used as a gem or ornamental stone.

Words nearby rose quartz

rose of jericho, rose of sharon, rose oil, rose pink, rose pogonia, rose quartz, rose spots, rose topaz, rose water, rose weevil, rose window

Origin of rose quartz

First recorded in 1810–20

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Examples from the Web for rose quartz

Considered as a commercial asset, the Rose-Quartz Spring was dead.
A Busy Year at the Old Squire's|Charles Asbury Stephens
Through small square panes of rose-quartz the citizens looked from their houses.
The Book of Wonder|Edward J. M. D. Plunkett, Lord Dunsany

British Dictionary definitions for rose quartz

rose quartz

noun

a rose-pink often translucent variety of quartz that is used for ornaments

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