Rhodochrosite is a pink stone generally veined with pale pink. The name of this stone comes from the Greek rhodon which means pink “rhodon” pink and chros which means color. It is also called diallogite, manganese carbonate iron, manganese oxidized carbonate, manganese oxidized by air acid, rhodocrosite, torrensite, villaurite.
Virtues in lithotherapy :
Availability on the market: important.
Observed price: average.
Effectiveness, availability and price are based on an observed average, these indications depend on people, sellers, periods.
Actions on the emotional and spiritual :
In lithotherapy rhodochrosite has a strong ability to dissolve moderate to severe anxiety leading to anxiety attacks.
Actions on the physical:
Rhodochrosite fights against heart problems and palpitations, it will have a beneficial action on skin problems, against multiple sclerosis, against Parkinson’s disease. It fights the effects of menopause including osteoporosis.
Purification and recharging:
After a while the stone has given all the energy it could, it can be energetically purified by depositing it on a bed of coarse salt for several hours or by immersing it for several hours in non-calcareous water. For more efficiency it can then be charged in the sun or in natural light.
Zodiac signs for which the need for this stone is potentially the most important:
Leo, scorpion, ram.
Associated main chakra:
4th chakra of the spiritual heart.
Disclaimer:
Lithotherapy is part of alternative energy therapies, it does not replace so-called modern medicine, the indications given are drawn from feedback from users, cultures, and reference books in the field. For any medical problem please consult your doctor.
Mineralogy :
Colors of the mineral is pale pink to deep pink.
Its chemical composition is composed of manganese carbonate of formula MnCO3.
Its crystallization is rhombohedral.
The mineral comes mainly from Peru and Argentina.
Rhodochrosite can be found in specialized shops in its raw state or polished, cut, made into pendants, bracelets, necklaces.
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