Star Rose Quartz Sphere with the best star

A star rose quartz sphere from Madagascar with a particularly sharp asterism star. Six rays intersect at a clearly defined center and follow every rotation of the sphere across the polished rose-toned surface.

The six-rayed star is created by light reflection on microscopically fine rutile needles. These are grown parallel in the quartz in three main crystallographic directions. The sharpness and symmetry of the star are a function of the needle density and alignment accuracy.

Material with premium asterism is a rarity due to deposit conditions. The Madagascan deposits in Antsirabe provide the highest quality star rose quartz material worldwide. Only a small proportion of the raw material shows a sharply defined star.

The spherical shape is the optimal geometry for the asterism effect. When the sphere is rotated or the light source is changed, the star moves across the surface and reveals the crystallographic main axis.

Rose quartz belongs to the quartz family. The delicate rose-toned coloring is caused by tiny trace elements such as manganese and titanium, which form color centers in the crystal lattice and are optically combined with the asterism effect.

A Madagascan collector's item with documented premium asterism and clean spherical polish.