Star Rose Quartz Sphere with beautiful color

A star rose quartz sphere from Madagascar with a strong pink color and a visible asterism star.

Star rose quartz is a rare variety of rose quartz in which microscopic rutile needles are embedded in three directions parallel to the main crystal axis. When illuminated directly, light reflects off these needles, creating a six-rayed star (asterism) that moves with the light source.

The Madagascan deposits in the Antsirabe region supply the world's best star rose quartz material. Only a small fraction of the raw material shows the asterism effect; gemologically, star rose quartz is a premium classification in the rose quartz market.

The spherical shape maximizes the visibility of the star: when the sphere or the light source is rotated, the star moves across the surface, documenting the crystallographic main axis.

A Madagascan collector's item with a documented asterism effect and premium rose quartz classification.