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.

Origin of rose quartz

First recorded in 1810–20

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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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Examples from the Web for rose quartz

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Considered as a commercial asset, the Rose-Quartz Spring was dead.

Through small square panes of rose-quartz the citizens looked from their houses.

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Origin of rose quartz