Rhodonite 8mm Cross - 15-16 Inch R0718 honey or brown

honey or brown

grossular (varieties of which are hessonite or cinnamon-stone and tsavorite)

resulting in fossils that are chalk-white

with magenta to purple seen as the most valuable

Ethiopian Opal was first discovered in Ethiopia in 1994

Rhodonite 8mm Cross - 15-16 Inch R0718 honey or brownRhodonite, 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.