gandhi

(med) Rose quartz (dGa' ba'i rDo rje 2018)

gandhis sa gdon mdze yi nad la phan / zhes pa / su gandhi zhes bya ba'i rin po che ste / rakta su gandhi dang / nI la su gandhi gnyis so / rakta su gandhi ni / zangs kyi mdog lta bu 'od zer sor phyed tsam 'byung ba yod / rin ni dngul dang rje [085] ba'o / nI la su gandhi ni mdog sngo nag 'od sor gsum gyi tshad 'byung ba dngul dang lnga skor byed pa'o / de gnyis ma ga dha dang / sing ga la nas 'byung la dbyibs zur gsum pa rang byung du grub pa'o // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 084.6)

Illustrations : dGa' ba'i rDo rje 2018 (n°025) gandhi

The Shel phreng describes 2 types, a copper coloured one and a dark blue one.
Rose quartz is a pink variety of quartz which occurs in 2 varieties. One is found in translucent masses and never forms crystals. It occurs in different hues of pink, sometimes bluish, sometimes more reddish; irradiation may cause the formation of smoky quartz color centers and add a gray tone. The second variety occurs in well-formed crystals of similar color. It's color is very light- and heat sensitive and bleach upon UV exposure (mindat.org)
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 15:10, 29 February 2024 (EST)