Mica 6mm Round Green - 15-16 inch red botswana agate Rhodochrosite has a pearly luster

Rhodochrosite has a pearly luster and often displays banded patterning

from which its name was derived

It is highly regarded for its beautiful blue color flecked with gold inclusions of pyrite

so named because the ancient Incas believed the stone to be the petrified blood of their ancestral rulers

It is a translucent to transparent stone with a soft pale pink to rose red hue

Mica 6mm Round Green - 15-16 inch red botswana agate Rhodochrosite has a pearly lusterMica is a mineral name given to a group of minerals that are physically and chemically similar. They are all silicate minerals, known as sheet silicates because they form in distinct layers. Micas are fairly light and relatively soft, and the sheets and flakes of mica are flexible. Mica is heat resistant and does not conduct electricity. There are 37 different mica minerals. The most common include: purple lepidolite, black biotite, brown phlogopite