Rose (Quartz)
Date - Pricing as of April 2008

Color: Light pink to dark pink, slightly silky to silky pink, pink/reddish, to star.

Note: There has to be a distinction drawn between different Rose Quartz. There is facet grade (slight silk), bead grade (silk), star grade (silk asterism). All of these types have various uses and can be any thing from pale saturation to dark saturation.

Note2: It might surprise people to know that there is occasionally very high quality Rose Quartz available with strong pink to peach or pink to reddish color with very minimal silk. The material looks like top quality Morganite.

Also there is a bead grade Rose Quartz that is so strong a color (with silk) that it looks almost pink/reddish. These top grades are the most difficult to get and also the most expensive, most people probably have never seen them. But they are available.

Note3: I generally price the bright pink color a little higher then the peach, but not always. Some times the pink/peach color is very nice, in which case I would price it as high or higher than the pink. It just depends on the color and stone.

Note4: Generally I do not agree with lowering the price of a faceted stone as it gets larger. But in the case of light colored Rose, I some times do lower the per/carat cost as a gemstone becomes larger to help off set the difference in cost and the labor. In other words the cost of light faceting material is inexpensive and as a stone gets larger the cost of the gemstone can be lowered to make the purchase price more reasonable and fair.

Note5: Bead grade to me means high quality, no feathers, no fractures, no visible flaws. Solid translucent to opaque clean (except the silk) material. Strong color.

Pale Facet Grade (almost colorless to 15% tone) - Pale to light pink/peach very little silk.
Comments - This material actually can be valuable, especially when cut into a large spectacular design.
Pricing - In general pricing this material is more about cutting labor than any thing else. I generally price this material $8/ct to $18/ct and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

Pale Bead Grade (almost colorless to 15% tone) - Pale to light pink/peach and silky.
Comments - This material actually can be valuable, especially when cut into a large bead design.
Pricing - In general pricing this material is more about cutting labor than any thing else. I generally price this material $8/ct to $18/ct and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

Pale Star Grade (almost colorless to 15% tone) - Pale to light pink/peach very silky.
Comments - This material actually can be valuable, especially when cut into a large cab, or rosette.
Pricing - In general pricing this material is more about cutting labor than any thing else. I generally price this material $8/ct to $18/ct and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

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Light Facet Grade (15% tone to 30%) - Light pink/peach, very little silk.
Comments - This material actually is valuable and I sell it faceted quite well, especially when cut into a large interesting designs.
Pricing - Pricing this material is still about labor. I generally price this material $18/ct to $32/ct and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

Light Bead Grade (15% tone to 30%) - Light pink/peach, and silky.
Comments - This material actually is valuable and I sell it faceted quite well, especially when cut into a large interesting designs.
Pricing - Pricing this material is still about labor. I generally price this material $18/ct to $32/ct and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

Light Star Grade (15% tone to 30%) - Light pink/peach, very silky.
Comments - This material actually is valuable and I sell it faceted quite well, especially when cut into a large interesting designs.
Pricing - Pricing this material is still about labor. I generally price this material $18/ct to $32/ct and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

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Light/Medium Facet Grade (30% tone to 45%) - Light/medium pink/peach, very little silk.
Comments - This material is valuable and not always easy to acquire. I cut this material in the medium size ranges and typically use unique designs.
Pricing - Pricing this material is cost of goods and labor. I generally price this material $24/ct to $36/ct and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

Light/Medium Bead Grade (45% tone to 65%) - Light/medium pink/peach, and silky.
Comments - This material is valuable and can be difficult to acquire. I cut this material in the smaller to medium size ranges and typically use unique designs
Pricing - Pricing this material is cost of goods and labor. I generally price this material $32/ct to $46/ct and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

Light/Medium Star Grade (30% tone to 45%) - Light/medium pink/peach, very silky.
Comments - This material is valuable and hard to acquire. I cut this material in cabs mostly, but occasionally beads.
Pricing - Pricing this material is cost of goods and labor. I generally price this material $24/ct to $36/ct and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

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Medium/Dark Facet Grade (65% tone to 85%) - This is what I would consider to be the top color range in Rose Quartz. Solid pink/peach color and very little silk.
Comments - This material can be very valuable and difficult to find. I cut this material in the smaller to medium size ranges and typically use unique designs
Pricing - Pricing this material is cost of goods and labor. I generally price this material $36/ct and up.

Medium/Dark Bead Grade (65% tone to 85%) - This is what I would consider to be the top color range in Rose Quartz. Solid pink/peach color and silky.
Comments - This material can be very valuable and difficult to find. I cut this material in all shapes and sizes, bigger the better though usually.
Pricing - Pricing this material is cost of goods and labor. I generally price this material $36/ct and up. I often price by the stone, not weight and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

Medium/Dark Star Grade (65% tone to 85%) - This is what I would consider to be the top color range in Rose Quartz. Solid pink/peach color and very silky.
Comments - This material can be very valuable and difficult to find. I cut this material in cabs mostly, but rosettes and beads occasionally.
Pricing - Pricing this material is cost of goods and labor. I generally price this material $36/ct and up. I often price by the stone, not weight and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

Special - As we all know as cutters some times a stone just comes out "special" for what ever reason. On these kinds of stones I basically price how ever I feel like. Because this stone comes under the "special" category I often do not care if I sell the stone or not. So I usually price it high enough that if I do sell it, I get a very good price. Enough to make me say "Oh well..." and sell it. So be aware that some times I just price a stone high because I do not care if I sell it. Ironically these stones usually sell the fastest...

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