Pink Quartz (2019 find)

Item Description

These interesting and unique Quartz specimens are being sold by individuals (not necessarily reliable minerals dealers) online as "Rose" Quartz, "Strawberry" Quartz, or oddly "Pink Amethyst". I think it's important to stress that the name Amethyst is indicative of the color purple, so I would hesitate using it to describe these specimens, the same way that I discourage the use of the term "Green Amethyst". It's difficult to come up with an accurate descriptor for this material because it's genuinely unlike anything I've seen before. It's remarkable for all the Quartz found around the world, there are still new pieces that are completely different than anything else ever found. These pieces are found as loose geodes and cracked open to expose the beautiful crystals within. This particular piece is lined with sharp, well-formed, gemmy / translucent, pink colored hexagonal prisms measuring up to 1.2 cm long sitting inside the half of the geode matrix. Most of the crystals are in very good condition, but the periphery is obviously contacted where the piece was broken apart. The color is not the same as true Rose Quartz, as it has a slightly cooler overtone, and the individual crystals are a different habit. If you collect Quartz, you can't miss out on these exciting, new and interesting pieces from this remote discovery in Argentina. This specimen was collected in June of 2019.