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Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral with chemical composition MnCO 3.In its pure form (rare), it is typically a rose-red colour, [5] but it can also be shades of pink to pale brown.
Râpa Roșie (Romanian for "red ravine") is a protected area, a natural monument of national interest in Alba County, Romania. It is a geological and botanical reserve, located in the extreme southwest of the Secașelor Plateau [ ro ] , on the right bank of the river Secașul Mare , about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Sebeș .
Red beryl, formerly known as bixbite and marketed as red emerald or scarlet emerald, is an extremely rare variety of beryl as well as one of the rarest minerals on Earth. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] : 19 The gem gets its red color from manganese ions embedded inside of beryllium aluminium cyclosilicate crystals. [ 1 ]
Red beryl is an extremely rare gemstone. For every 150,000 diamonds mined, only one red beryl is found. A two-carat red beryl is considered to be as rare a find as a 40-carat diamond. The rare ...
Jasper, an aggregate of microgranular quartz and/or cryptocrystalline chalcedony and other mineral phases, [1] [2] is an opaque, [3] impure variety of silica, usually red, yellow, brown or green in color; and rarely blue. The common red color is due to iron(III) inclusions. Jasper breaks with a smooth surface and is used for ornamentation or as ...
Rhodolite is a varietal name for rose-pink to red mineral pyrope, a species in the garnet group. It was first described from Cowee Valley , Macon County , North Carolina . [ 2 ] The name is derived from the Greek "rhodon" for "rose-like", in common with other pink mineral types (such as rhodochrosite , rhodonite ).
Before buying any old gem, though, keep reading to uncover the 25 most popular gemstones—and their meanings. Agate “Agate is earthy, warm and rich,” Salzer says, noting that it exists in ...
Carbuncle (/ ˈ k ɑːr b ʌ ŋ k əl /) is another name for a deep red almandine gemstone that has been cut with a smooth, convex face in a method called cabochon. [1] Traditionally, the term referred to any red gemstone, most often a red garnet. [2] Carbuncles and their chimeras have spanned three millennia.