Rhodochrosite

Presentation :

Rhodochrosite

Names) :

Rhodochrosite.

Etymology:

From the Greek rhodon=rose and khroma=color.

Group, Family:

Calcite Group.

Color :

Pink, Magenta, Magenta-red, Pink-red, Pink-orange, Red-brown | Massive variety in White and Pink festoons | sometimes Chatoyancy or Asterism.

Chandelier:

Vitreous to pearly.

Origin :

France, Germany, Mexico, Argentina, United States (Colorado), Peru, South Africa, etc.

Rhodochrosite

Crystal system:

Trigonal.

Chemical composition:

Rhodochrosite: MnCO3 forms two series with Calcite:CaCO3 and Siderite: Fe2+CO3 | Coloration: Manganese in Mn2+ form in octahedral coordination.

Transparency:

Transparent, translucent to opaque.

Density :

3.30 to 3.70.

Hardness:

Rhodochrosite

Cleavage:

Perfect.

Break:

Conchoidal, irregular.

Line color:

White.

Impact resistance:

Bad.

Heat resistance:

Good .

Rhodochrosite

Stories and legends of Rhodochrosite:

Its name comes from the Greek Rhodon meaning "rose" and Chroma, "color".
It was identified at the end of the 18th century by Cronstedt Bergmann and Kirwan under the name "Manganese oxidized by aerial acid". In 1806, René Just Haüy described it as "Carbonated oxidized manganese". But it was Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann who gave it its definitive name of rhodochrosite in 1813.

It is also found under the names of diallogite, ferriferous carbonated manganese, oxidized manganese cSarbonate, manganese oxidized by aerial acid, rhodocrosite, torrensite, villaurite
In its pure form, rhodochrosite is reddish-pink, but it is very rare in this form. Due to the impurities it contains, it varies from pink to light brown tones, with white bands.

It is formed by deposits of manganese carbonate, with traces of iron, calcium, magnesium, zinc, cobalt and cadmium. Manganese dissolves in water during underground infiltration and reforms, notably with carbonate, most often in the form of stalactites in caves.

It is used in ornamentation, jewelry and is a key element in the preparation of inexpensive stainless steel and some aluminum alloys.
The Alma King is the largest rhodochrosite crystal ever discovered. Found in 1992 in Colorado, USA, it measures 14 x 16.5 cm.

“Alma King” Rhodochrosite Cube.
This spectacular Rhodochorsite (MnCO3) crystal, known as the "Alma King," measures 14 cm x 16.5 cm. The perfect rhombohedron was found in the wall of a narrow pocket on a matrix of white quartz, clear needle, blue fluorite, black sphalerite and tetrahedrite, brass chalcopyrite, and pale yellow calcite. The "Alma King" was collected in 1992 from the Sweet Home Mine, located about 144 km southwest of Denver, Colorado, near the small mining town of Alma. Sweet Home Mine was originally opened as a silver mine in the 1870s and was mined until the 1960s. Throughout the life of the mine, beautiful specimens of rhodochrosite were found with the silver ore, but they were not used commercially. In 1991, the mine was reopened as a rhodochrosite specimen.

Rhodochrosites from the Sweet Home Mine are gem-quality crystals due to their translucent cherry-red color, which is due to the relatively small amount of iron, magnesium, and calcium impurities. Note that when calcium, magnesium, and especially iron ions substitute for manganese, a pink color results. Many experts hail the "Alma King" as the most valuable and precious mineral specimen ever mined in North America. Rhodochrosite became the Colorado State Mineral in 2002.
The "Alma King" can be seen in the permanent exhibition in the Coors Mineral Hall at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver, Colorado.
The Incas considered rhodochrosite to be the fossilized blood of their ancient rulers, hence the name "Inca rose" is sometimes used.

Virtues on the physical level:

Promotes recovery after intensive care.
Helps fight food addictions, anorexia.
Circulatory system.
Very useful for people suffering from Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis, allowing them to control their movements, and to reduce disordered gestures over time. It can be combined with green or yellow fluorite for the treatment of these two diseases.
Regulates blood pressure problems.

Supports the function of the heart, kidneys, liver and circulation.
Useful in the treatment of lumbago and gallbladder pain.
and asthma.
Good for the heart (regulates functioning) and all respiratory problems such as asthma, blood circulation and a good balance of the thyroid (in case of hypo or hyperthyroidism problem, it is advisable to use either aquamarine, sodalite, dumortierite, indigolite, blue chalcedony, cordierite, emerald...).

Effectively strengthens the liver, pancreas and rate.
Treats diabetes and liver diseases (on the area, pancreas and liver).
Helps treat gastric ulcers, combined with amethyst.
Effectively treats problems of the sexual organs. Very useful for balancing moods during andropause and menopause.
Strengthens visual acuity and eye problems. Add a Herkimer diamond for a more powerful effect.
Combined with sapphire and aventurine, this stone helps eliminate impurities and irritations from the skin.
Treats and soothes migraines.
Helps fight asthma.
Helps fight respiratory problems.
Promotes libido.

Virtues on the psychic, emotional and mental levels:

Beneficial against psychosomatic illnesses and to release fears.
Generating feelings of love and tenderness, it suppresses nightmares.
Helps improve relationships between children and parents.
Helps not to lie to yourself, to accept yourself better, allowing free will.
Promotes self-esteem.

Promotes expression and the free expression of passionate or sensual feelings and desires.
Promotes optimism and helps restore the taste for life and self-love, essential for regaining the love of others.
Helps combat feelings of low spirits and depression.
Helps fight fears unreasonable.
Helps to fight psychosomatic illnesses and to release fears.
Promotes the release of emotional disturbances of all our problems, worries, sorrows, traumas (mistreatment, rape, sexual abuse, victims of pedophile acts, etc.).

Makes you happy, dynamic, gives you heart to your work, making daily tasks easier.
It mainly acts on feelings, relationship problems, love worries, especially in cases of extreme jealousy, when the mind becomes incapable of sorting things out, refusing to admit the often banal reality and inventing an imaginary story that becomes the only truth that can be heard.

Chakras:

Excellent stone to attract Love on the placera in the heart chakra to facilitate romantic encounters and affection.
Combined with malachite, it helps balance and harmonize the heart chakra.

Placed in the sacred chakra in association with an orange topaz to let go, relax and allow your emotions and feelings to flow freely.

Rhodochrosite works on stress and nervousness when placed on the Solar Plexus chakra.

Cleaning, recharging, reprogramming:

Clean with clear spring water or filtered water (never add salt to the water. Salt alters the structure of the mineral and damages it). Soak the mineral overnight in an unmarked glass container, then take it out in the morning to rinse it with new spring or filtered water.
Direct recharging on a crystal or amethyst druse, in a crystal or amethyst geode. You can also place a dozen laser or rock crystals in a circle (like a time dial), points towards the center, and place your minerals in the center to recharge them. Another method is to place your minerals in a singing bowl: Tibetan or crystal bowl, (on a cotton cloth to avoid bowl / mineral vibrations), then ring the bowl to fill your minerals with this sound energy. Last method, place your minerals on a disc (wood or mineral) engraved with the flower of life or the seal of Solomon or any other form of sacred geometry.
Reprogramming: Reprogramming is not about telling your mineral what to do or not to do, but about putting the mineral in resonance with you to ask it to do what it must do, for you. Reprogramming must be done after each cleansing and must remain simple. Example of reprogramming: "I ask this mineral to bring me all the virtues and benefits on the different levels, for my greater good as well as for the greater good of the people around me."