Quartz (Rose) from Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Afghanistan

Crystalline Rose Quartz specimens from the Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan

Specimen pieces of crystalline Rose Quartz, an unusual and rare material.

You might wonder how this is different to just regular 'rough Rose Quartz'.

Well - most Rose Quartz on the market (nearly all, in fact) has a crystal habit called 'massive'. This isn't a reference to the size of the specimen, rather the formation of the crystals. Massive specimens have no or very little discernible crystal structure - most Rose Quartz occurs as a rough block with no 'form' to it. These specimens have, at least areas with a crystalline form - sometimes they have points, druzy or other visible crystals. This may only be in small areas.

These specimens are from the Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan, and are the only stock from this area available, as I no longer purchase from Afghanistan.

I actually found these really difficult to photograph and may give it another go soon as I don't think the pictures are of a particularly good standard.

#1 - 41.8x34.5x26.4MM
#2 - 21.8x21.2x12MM
#3 - 30.3x21.8x16.8MM
#4 - 19.8x16.9x10.3MM
#5 - 17.1x13.6x10.5MM
#6 - 23x10.4x10.1MM
#7 - 19.6x11.3x9.5MM
#8 - 16.8x12.3x5.7MM
#9 - 22x11.2x10.1MM
#10 - 28.1x18.1x14.4MM
#11 - 12.1x11.4x10MM
#12 - 17.7x13x6.5MM
#13 - 23.4x14.4x11MM
#14 - 13.5x11.8x8.3MM
#15 - 18.4x13.7x7.5MM
#16 - 18.3x9.8x6.7MM
#17 - 33.5x25.5x20.3MM
#18 - 19.2x11.4x7.8MM
#19 - 19x18.7x10MM
#20 - 19x13x8.2MM
#21 - 24.6x12x10.5MM
#22 - 16.5x13.2x9.2MM
#23 - 25.9x25.8x10MM
#24 - 27.8x16.1x12.9MM
#25 - 20.5x16.5x11.5MM
#26 - 19.3x19.1x10.5MM
#27 - 28.4x17.1x12.5MM
#28 - 22.7x13.1x7MM
#29 - 20.6x13.3x13.1MM
#30 - 15.6x9x6.3MM
#31 - 19.6x16.5x9.6MM
#32 - 26.3x18.7x11.1MM
#33 - 29.9x22.3x12.5MM
#34 - 26.2x15.9x10.1MM
#35 - 31.4x21.6x15.7MM
#36 - 33.4x27x18.3MM