Quartz (Var: Rose Quartz)
Goddard Ledge Quarry, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Rose quartz from Goddards Ledge lower quarry, Rumford Center, Maine. Collected in 1993 by Douglas Watts. Specimen 3 cm, horiz.
I've faceted and cabachoned a lot of Goddards Ledge rose quartz. Not surprisingly, at small (2-4 carat) size, it loses its pink cast; but as cabochons it does create nice asterisms. Like Maine morganite, there is always ...