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Rose Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Ai-Ais Mine, Kanabeam Farm 331, Karasburg West, Karas Region, Namibia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.1 × 5.5 × 2.4 cm
Description

Remarkably, this specimen shows a smooth dull surface as a consequence of natural polishing caused by wind in a desert area (naturally sandblasted).

Uncommon rose quartz, found by Joseph Verbist, Ex. CEO of the CMB (Compagnie Maritime Belge) in 1974 in the Ai-Ais area (Namibia).

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rose Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Pink

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