Rose Quartz 12mm Square 8-Inch FEATURE03172022 Blue Apatite ranges in color

Blue Apatite ranges in color from light teal-blue to bright blue to dark blue-green

originally from the Lapis-Lazuli mine in Afghanistan

These colors swirl throughout the stone in fascinating matrices of color

laced with bands or swirls of brighter blue

with little alteration of the external shape of the original crystal

Rose Quartz 12mm Square 8-Inch FEATURE03172022 Blue Apatite ranges in colorRose Quartz is a silicon dioxide crystal and one of the most common varieties of the Quartz family. It is a translucent to transparent stone with a soft pale pink to rose red hue, thought to be derived from trace amounts of titanium, iron or manganese impurities within the stone. Considered by ancient Egyptians and Romans to have powers of beautification and wrinkle protection, Rose Quartz facial masks have been recovered from Egyptian tombs.