Rhodochrosite Stone Beads
The
name Rhodochrosite refers to the Greek word "rose-red".
Rhodochrosite stone beads are very beautiful pink color rare beads.
In them, white banding can be found. These beads are also referred
as Inca Rose. These beads are transparent and have glassy feeling.
In low grade Rhodochrosite stone beads, one can see some dark spots
and a lot of banding. They are quite soft stone beads. These beads
are available in a lot of different designs and shapes which have
also increased their scope of applications. Rhodochrosite beads are very popular colorful beads. Argentina is the country, where abundant deposition of natural Rhodochrosite is available. The color hues of these beads vary from light pink to reddish pink, but the standard color of these beads is rose pink. It is believed that these beads are useful for physical energy and in balancing the emotion.
Rhodochrosite Stones
Chemical Structure: MnCO3
Mineral: Manganese Carbonate
Color: In its pure form, the color is rosy-red
Hardness: 3.5 to 4.0
Specific Gravity: 3.5 to 3.7
Refractive Index: 1.814 to 1.816
The natural Rhodochrosite gemstones are mostly occurred in impure form. The colors of the gemstones in their impure form vary from pink to brown. The streaks pass through these gemstones are white in color. The crystalline system is trigonal. Very often people get confused these gemstones with Rhodonite, the Manganese Silicate, but Rhodonites are quite harder than these gemstones.
