rose quartz

American  

noun

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

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rose quartz British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of rose quartz

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

A client’s fingers might clutch a smooth black onyx, or a jagged rose quartz, or tissues.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

But the benefits for those mining rose quartz trinkets that sell on Ebay for a few dollars are likely far smaller.

From National Geographic • Feb. 5, 2024

I tend to prefer rocks like aura quartz and rose quartz because they're stunning but also usually help me communicate and give me emotional support and relationship healing.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2023

Pink sapphire, rose quartz, star ruby, rhodonite, rubellite, pink tourmaline and — last but certainly not least — pink diamonds.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022

Some of these veins were narrow, only an inch, or a few inches, thick; but others were wider and we presently found one of lovely tinted rose quartz not less than a yard thick.

From When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine by Stephens, C. A. (Charles Asbury)