Peruvian Rhodochrosite 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch 48hr_08152023 This earned it the Russian

This earned it the Russian name “orletz” or Eagle Stone

It is opaque and occurs in a wide variety of colors

The quality and transparency of the Quartz almost makes the red spots (caused by iron and hematite) look suspended in time

Thulite is the naturally occurring pink variety of the mineral Zoisite

Peruvian Rhodochrosite 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch 48hr_08152023 This earned it the RussianRhodochrosite 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