Polished Rhodochrosite with Quartz - Peru #3 Location_Mexico It often gives a pink

It often gives a pink colour

these have been polished into freeform pebbles that will fit in a pocket easily

It comes in a variety of forms

The terminations of Mango Quartz are very interesting

but some of these pieces have a chunkier form

Polished Rhodochrosite with Quartz - Peru #3 Location_Mexico It often gives a pinkThis soft pink Rhodochrosite is from Peru, topped with a layer of Quartz crystals. You will receive the exact Rhodochrosite crystal pictured. Rhodochrosite is a very attractive pink red coloured crystal, with collectible specimens being rare, and large crystals of the mineral even more so. Rhodochrosite is the national gemstone of Argentina, and it is also the state gemstone of Colorado. The ancient Inca civilisation called it the Inca Rose and