Rhodochrosite 5mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCERhodochrosite 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

Peridot (pair-uh-doe) is one of only two gems

whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald

the most famous sapphire color

they come in a rainbow of colors besides red

) Seraphinite is most commonly found in shades of dark green and gray

In this strand

the second-hardest mineral next to diamond

and therefore contains unsealed granite

It is a variety of the silicate Spodumene

Ruby was valued more highly than any other gem

8-9 small ranging 15-20mm

and brown as well as pink