Rhodonite 6-7mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch Red Garnet 8-Inch Red Australian Picture Jasper

Red Australian Picture Jasper

“Butter” suggests qualities of smoothness

These inclusions range broadly in type and color and produce patterns that can look like gardens

producing the effect of the stone seeming to shine from within

and this phenomenon is thought to be due to impurities of yttrium or organic matter within the crystal lattice

Rhodonite 6-7mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch Red Garnet 8-Inch Red Australian Picture JasperRhodonite, whose name is derived from the Greek word for Rose, rhodon, is known for its pink, red and magenta hues. A Manganese inosilicate (or chain silicate), Rhodonite belongs to the Pyroxenoid group of minerals. It was originally found in the Ural mountains of Russia, where it was observed that the stone was often carried by eagles to their nests. This earned it the Russian name orletz or Eagle Stone.