Rhodochrosite Tumbled Stones, Ex Quality, 1 lb

Extra quality grade. Deeper pink, bolder banding, finer polish.

Rhodochrosite from Peru. The rose-banded manganese carbonate.

A full display pound. Selected stones, honestly individual.

• Material: natural rhodochrosite, tumbled, extra quality selection; origin Peru
• Weight: 1 lb; color depth and banding vary within the selected grade
• Soft mineral (Mohs 3.5-4): store apart from harder stones, skip salt and soaks
• SKU: GTRHOEB

Rhodochrosite grades on its pink: the standard run carries the stone's full honest range, and the extra quality selection pulls the deeper roses and crisper banding from it, the stones that anchor displays, dress gift boxes, and sit at the center of heart-centered grids rather than along their lines. The tradition's file is the same at every grade, compassion, self-worth, and the mending of old hurts, seated at the heart in Judy Hall's file, with Peru's old legend of ancestral blood turned to stone riding along. The finer banding mends nothing extra, as we say plainly; it simply shows the heart shelf's prettiest mineral at its selected best.

1. Anchor grids and displays with the boldest pieces; gift the rest generously.
2. Carry a selected stone where the banding can be admired.
3. Cleanse with smoke or moonlight; skip salt and soaks on soft carbonate.
4. Store in a pouch or lined box to keep the finer polish.

• Rhodochrosite Tumbled, 1 lb: the standard working grade.
• Quartz Gift Box, Set of 12: display company for the selected stones.
• Black Velveteen Bag: soft keeping for the finer polish.

What makes it extra quality?

Selection: deeper pink, bolder cream banding, and finer polish pulled from the standard run, the display end of the same honest stone.

Is the meaning different?

No: the heart shelf's file, compassion, self-worth, and mending, holds at every grade; the selection is purely visual.

How should I care for it?

Gently: soft carbonate scratches and dislikes salt, soaks, and acids. A pouch, a soft cloth, and smoke or moonlight cleansing suit it.