Rhodochrosite 8mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE Lantern It is a variety of

It is a variety of the mineral corundum

yellow or gray inclusions and a silky luster or silvery sheen

African Turquoise is not actually Turquoise

Its inclusions of golden tones to rust to red are due to traces of hematite embedded in the stone

Rhodochrosite 8mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE Lantern It is a variety ofRhodochrosite 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