Rhodochrosite with Wood Quartz 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch Blue Opal It is best known for

It is best known for its characteristic deep blue to violet-blue color

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Pink Tourmaline ranges in color from light pink to deep magenta

Rhodochrosite with Wood Quartz 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch Blue Opal It is best known forRhodochrosite 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