Rose quartz

  
Origin: Governador Valaderes, Sapucacia pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sample size: 5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, rare crystals to 5 mm
 
Origin: Chapdinha mine, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sample size: 5 x 4 x 3 cm
 
  
Origin: Chapadinha mine, Corenel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sample size: 7 x 4 x 4 cm
 
  
Origin: Governador Valaderas, Sapucacia Pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Erling collection
Sample size: 5 x 1 x 1 cm
 
  
Rose quartz crystals to 1 mm as a thin veneer on massive white quartz. On the rose quartz are light smoky quartz crystals to 6 mm.
Origin: Aracuai, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sample size: 7 x 5 x 2 cm

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

  
Pinky quartz on feldspar
Origin: Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sample size: 2.5 x 1.5 x 3.7 cm
 
Origin: Jackson Crossroads, Wilkes Co., Georgia, U.S.A.
Sample size: 14 x 12 x 18 mm
 
  
Quartz with eosphorite
Origin: Laranjeira mine, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sample size: 28 x 23 x 25 mm
 
Origin: Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes Co., Georgia, U.S.A.
Sample size: 26 mm tall
 
  
Origin: Lavra da Ilha pegmatite, Jequitinhonha River, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
Sample size: 5.9 x 3 x 4.1 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
Rose quartz
Origin: Galilea, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sample size: 10.5 x 6 x 4 cm
  
  
Rose quartz with eosphorite
Origin: Taqueral, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sample size: 10 x 4 x 3.5 cm
 
  
  
 
  
Origin: Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sample size: 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm (top/2nd row), 7.5 x 6 x 3.2 cm (3rd/bottom row)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
This specimen of quartz hosts a 1.4 cm, tear drop shaped, bleb of crystalline rose quartz.
Origin: Chapadinha Mine, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America
Sample size: 5.5 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

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