rose quartz

rose quartz ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. 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 Examples from the Web for rose quartz Historical Examples of 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

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