Rough rose quartz stones set on gold vermeil single drop earrings by the men and women artisans of the Turquoise Mountain Foundation in Kabul. Training and employing young people in meaningful creative jobs is vitally important now in Afghanistan when the young desperately need hope and a sense of purpose in a beautiful country tragically caught up in violence and conflict. The blushing hue of rose quartz seems to snag everyone's heartstrings. There is something about this soft and feminine crystal that oozes pure love.