Rose quartz

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What Wikipedia says

Rose quartz is a pink, translucent variety of quartz with a massive habit. Its color is due to microscopic inclusions of a fibrous silicate mineral related to dumortierite. Previously, the color was believed to be due to inclusions of rutile.

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