Rose Quartz on Quartz (1960s) ex Spence Coll.

Item Description

Forming a lovely crystalline wreath around a slightly smoky quartz crystal, are lustrous and translucent, pink crystals of rose quartz, to 2 cm in length. Very impressive! Rose quartz is the rarest and most prized quartz varietal, and good specimens are always sought-after by collectors, particularly when they show a fine aesthetic quality as this one does. This style dates to the old Brazil finds of the 1960's, the same as the Smithsonian's famous Van Allen Belt piece. It has a wreath of Rose Quartz of high color, surrounding a colorless quartz point - very typical and identifying for these old finds! The color on this is moderate, not high and not low, but a nice pastel pink. Valued $900-1200