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Rhodochrosite – Inca rose or Rosinca

Rhodochrosite – Inca rose or Rosinca

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  • Fact Sheet
      • Name and etymology
      • Color
      • Mineral class
      • Cut and form
      • Value and price

The rose-red to raspberry-red Rhodochrosite is a gemstone from the mineral class of carbonates and nitrates. With a Mohs hardness of 3.5 to 4.5, it is quite soft and can be worked with a knife.

Rhodochrosite is used as a raw material due to its high manganese content, but it is best known for use as a gemstone. Like Agate, Rhodochrosite is banded, and it is especially enhanced by the cabochon cut.

Rhodochrosit

Fact Sheet

Name and etymology

The name Rhodochrosite comes from the Greek οδον (Rodon) for rose or rosy and Χρώς (chros) for color.

The current name Rhodochrosite was given in 1813 by Friedrich Hausmann, a German geologist, mineralogist and soil scientist.

Abraham Gottlob Werner, also a German mineralogist, had already referred to the stone in the 18th century as Manganspar. The name Rose Spar, Rosenspat, was coined by the German mineralogist August Breithaupt, who found the term Rhodochrosite difficult to pronounce.

Color

Pink, rose red, raspberry red, brown, white

Rhodochrosite is a grayish brown to pink-red with a white, yellow or black outer crust. It’s insignia color is white and its luster is glassy to pearly. Like Agate, it is noticeably banded in white.

Mineral class

Mineral class: Carbonate

Chemical formula: Mn[CO3]

Compound: manganese carbonate

Cut and form

The markings and grain of the stone are particularly enhanced in an oval or round cabochon cut.

Value and price

While an intense, dark color in most gemstones raises the value and price, this is not the case with Rhodochrosite. Still, pale pink pieces are the cheapest. On the other hand, the most precious stones are those of a medium color intensity, with vivid colors. On average, the Rhodochrosite prices per carat are as follows:

  • Medium to dark red: 208 $/ct
  • Medium red: 352 $/ct
  • Medium pink: 333 $/ct
  • Light pink: 233 $/ct
  • Medium orange-red: 422 $/ct

The value of gemstones always depends on the purity, the color, the cut and the weight or carat weight (ct). Find out more about the quality features of gemstones.

 

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