Rose quartz is a delicate soft pink in colour. It is found in Brazil, India, Madagascar, and in the USA, commonly in California, Maine, Montana and South Dakota. Its form is pointed, six-sided prismatic crystals, and is 7 on the Mohs scale of hardness.

In gem stone folk law Rose Quartz is reported to be the LOVE STONE adding positive love energy to relationships. It is the stone for passion and forgiveness, replacing negativity with harmony, enhancing self confidence and creativity.

The Mohs scale of hardness was devised by a German mineralogist called Frederich Mohs (1773-1839) in 1812. He selected the ten most commonly readily available minerals to show the difference in hardness of each. The scale runs from 1-10, 1 being the softest, and 10 being the hardest.

THE MOHS SCALE

Talc = 1
Gypsum = 2
Calcite = 3
Fluorite = 4
Apatite = 5
Orthoclase = 6
Quartz = 7
Topaz = 8
Corundum = 9,

and this includes sapphire and ruby, and they are twice as hard as topaz, even though it is only one number more on the Mohs scale of hardness.

Diamond = 10

thereby being the hardest mineral mined. It is four times harder than corundum, even though it is only one number more on the Mohs scale of hardness.