What Is the Mineral Rose Quartz Used for?

Quartz is the second-most-prevalent mineral in the Earth's crust next to feldspar. It comes in many different shades. One popular variety is rose quartz, which may be anywhere from light pink to a magenta in color. People have found rose quartz useful in many ways.

Manufacturing

Because of its inherent strength and beauty, rose quartz is popular among landscapers and interior decorators. It is used to make everything from tiles to bookends.

Meditative Uses

Rose quartz is said to enhance creative powers and increase the body's ability to heal when used during meditation. A star rose quartz, a variety of the mineral that exhibits asterism--the ability to refract light into a six-rayed star--is used in chakra work.

Physical Uses

Alternative health physicians might use rose quartz to treat a wide range of problems, from migraine headaches to fibromyalgia to problems with the circulatory system. Women who wash their face in water that has been "charged" with the power of rose quartz can reduce the effects of aging on their skin.

Symbolically

Along with garnet, rose quartz is the birthstone for those born in January. It purportedly also has traits that make it beneficial for people born under the astrological sign of Taurus or Libra.

Magical Properties

Rose quartz is the gem of marriage and love. Carried in the pocket, it increases a person's sense of self-worth and can also bring healthy love into a person's life by "opening" his/her heart.

Artistry

Rose quartz is popularly used to make pendants and other jewelry. Because it is strong, it can also be fashioned into larger decorative pieces; the Japanese, who believe that quartz comes from the breath of the sacred white dragon, sculpt animals and other pieces using rose quartz.

References

• Rose Quartz: State Mineral of South Dakota
• RockZ NewZ

Resources

• The Quartz Page