Happy Mothers' Day to all those moms out there. I hope you received some special jewelry gifties today. You totally deserve them.

In honor of Mom today, I'm feature a gemstone than many consider the stone of love: Rose Quartz. From Gemstone.org, learn more about this very popular stone:

If you gaze deep into a crystal ball, you will see a versatile gemstone, one of the most popular gems on earth. Beautiful quartz, the 'rock crystal' used in ancient times to make crystal balls and bowls, is today more often seen set in gold jewellery. Despite the popularity of quartz gems like amethyst, citrine, ametrine, rose quartz, onyx, agates, chrysoprase, rutilated quartz and other varieties, many people in the jewellery industry take quartz for granted because of its affordable price.

Throughout history, quartz has been the common chameleon of gemstones, standing in for more expensive gemstones ranging from diamond to jade. But the incredible variety of quartz is now beginning to be appreciated in its own right.

(Rose quarz heart pendant pictured from Jewelry Mall)