Rhodochrosite 4mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch Blue Peruvian Opal but rather a dark variety

but rather a dark variety of Carnelian

An orthoproxene mineral

Like all other natural turquoise

and an Amazonite ring was found among the treasures in King Tutankhamun’s tomb

rendering its black especially deep and mysterious

Rhodochrosite 4mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch Blue Peruvian Opal but rather a dark varietyRhodochrosite 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