Rhodochrosite 8mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE bday-picks The Ruby inclusions in this

The Ruby inclusions in this stone are pink to reddish purple to dark purple

Origin: Brazil

a silicate of calcium and magnesium -- from western Canada

with a Mohs Hardness of 8

non-crystalline mineraloid consisting of a high percentage of carbon

Rhodochrosite 8mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE bday-picks The Ruby inclusions in thisRhodochrosite is a bubblegum pink to rose red stone, with occasional inclusions of creamy white and dark grey. A manganese carbonate material of the Calcite group, Rhodochrosite has a pearly luster and often displays banded patterning. It is considered a stone of love and has been called the Stone of the Compassionate Heart. One of its aliases is Inca Rose, so named because the ancient Incas believed the stone to be the petrified blood of their