Peruvian Rhodochrosite 16mm Round - 15-16 Inch Size_15-22x23-33mm veins and brecciated patterns

veins and brecciated patterns

Orange or Hessonite Garnet is sometimes called “Cinnamon Stone” for its orange to orange to brown color as well as for its origin in the land of spices

Emerald and Heliodore -- and is often cut to highlight its chatoyant qualities

with flecks of light to deep red and patterns of copper brown

The name comes from the French word for lemon

Peruvian Rhodochrosite 16mm Round - 15-16 Inch Size_15-22x23-33mm veins and brecciated patternsRhodochrosite 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