Rhodochrosite 3mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch Chalcedony It's actually a pink variety

It's actually a pink variety of Beryl -- the family of gemstones that also includes Aquamarine

Quartz has been highly valued by virtually every civilization throughout history

It is one of the world’s oldest known stones

cut as rounds are somewhat opaque and powerfully radiant -- fitting since its name originates from the Greek word for "moon

Rhodochrosite 3mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch Chalcedony It's actually a pink 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