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💎 A pink gemstone 🎨 A pale pink
rose quartz

rose quartz

1 5.1
A pale pink see-through stone used for jewelry and decoration
  • noun
  • /roʊz kwɔrts/
translation icon : cuarzo rosa
  • Rose quartz is often used in jewelry for its beautiful pink color.

We have rose quartz, clear quartz, amethyst and jade.

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Examples

  • We have rose quartz, clear quartz, amethyst and jade.

    Tati

  • I love to use a rose quartz jade roller, nice and cold in the morning.

  • I have both a large crystal and a rose quartz heart in my zone.

    Blog text (20)

  • So this is rose quartz, which is great for your heart, very healing for your heart.

    Harper's BAZAAR

  • I took the rose quartz and held its cool, flowing energy in my hand.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Rose quartz is a good stone to have around.

    Blog text (20)

  • I love stones, but rose quartz is my favorite stone of all stones.

    Blog text (20)

  • And I've kept the rose quartz you gave me.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • "This is rose quartz, isn't it?" She looked pleased.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • We have emerald, jade, lemon quartz, Opal, rose quartz, then lilac quartz.

Synonyms

quartz
vsrose quartz
16 3.7

A hard mineral usually clear or white found in many rocks and sand

is the pink colored variety used mainly for ornament and jewelry
gemstone
vsrose quartz
15 3.3

A hard, shiny stone cut and polished for use in jewelry

is a specific pink mineral used for ornament rather than the general jewelry category

Surface Forms

rose quartz singular
rose quartzes plural

Morphology

rose + quartz

The meaning is directly compositional: 'rose' (a pink hue) + 'quartz' (a mineral) yields a pale pink variety of quartz and by extension a color name. This follows a common noun+modifier pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reliably infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Rose quartz is named because the crystal has a soft pink color like a rose petal. That's why it means 'the pink variety of quartz' that people wear as a gemstone or use for decoration.