Rhodochrosite 4mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch #1210 Sardonyx has a Sard base

Sardonyx has a Sard base

the tiles slide instead of shattering absorbing the energy of the blow

and it has been used throughout history for various purposes

Rose Quartz is a silicon dioxide crystal and one of the most common varieties of the Quartz family

microcrystalline form of Quartz

Rhodochrosite 4mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch #1210 Sardonyx has a Sard baseRhodochrosite 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