Strand cylinder "Heishi", Rhodochrosite, 02-03 x 06mm

The flat cylindrical slices of this stringed beads of Rhodochrosite have a thickness of approx. 2-3mm and a diameter of approx. 6mm, the total length of the strand is approx. 40cm.

Rhodochrosite is used in gemstone healing when a "pick-me-up stone" is required - the mineral conveys activity, dynamism and cheerfulness, making work easy.

The raw material for the rhodochrosite strand comes from Argentina.

Abraham Gottlob Werner (1749-1817) initially named rhodochrosite manganese spar, taking into account its chemical composition and good Cleavability. Friedrich Hausmann (1782-1859) gave rhodochrosite its current name "rhodochrosite" in 1813. This is derived from the ancient Greek words "rhodo" (rose) and "chrosit" (color). Spellings such as rhodhocrosite, rhodochosite, rhodocrosite, rodhocrhosite, rodochrosite or rodocrosite are therefore incorrect. Nowadays, obsolete names for Rhodochrosite are Inkaspat/Inkarose, raspberry spar, rose spar and manganese spar.