Rhodochrosite 6mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch South Africa meaning that it has lustre

meaning that it has lustre and some translucency without the fire or color play associated with precious opal varieties

more commonly referred to as simply Australian Opal

Porcelain Jasper is a brecciated (broken) Jasper originally found on a gold claim high in the Sierra Madre mountains of Mexico

Spinel is a hard vitreous magnesium aluminum oxide

The combination of color and pattern variation are reminiscent of Red Creek Jasper

Rhodochrosite 6mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch South Africa meaning that it has lustreRhodochrosite 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