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Tibetan Handcrafted Beads
Rose Quartz Beads
Natural Rose Quartz
A full strand of loose rose quartz rounds, drilled and graded in the studio for makers stringing their own. Sold on a temporary cord, ready to be cut and re-strung.
$6
Quantity
1
In stock
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About the Stone
Rose quartz is translucent and milky because microscopic fibrous inclusions scatter light inside the stone, and those inclusions are also the source of its pink. Strands are sorted for a consistent size but not for an identical tone, since depth of colour differs between batches of rough. Faint pale streaking is normal in the material.
- Family
Quartz (macrocrystalline)
- Hardness
7
- Note
Rose quartz owes its pink to microscopic fibrous inclusions of a borosilicate mineral distributed through the quartz, not to a dissolved colouring agent. Those inclusions also scatter light, which is why the stone reads as translucent and milky rather than glassy-clear.
Product Details
- Stone type
Natural rose quartz, undyed
- Bead size
8 mm rounds, approx. 48 beads per strand
- Approximate length
38 cm temporary strand
- Finish
Tumbled and polished, 1 mm drill
- Availability
Handmade, ready to ship
- Care
Store the strand flat in a pouch. Rinse in cool water only and dry before stringing.
