(MGW) RHODONITE PINK 9.65 CTS FS 681

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Current Bid (USD)	0.00	Member Since	September 1, 2007 in Australia
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Starting Bid (USD)	5.00
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Starts	May 26, 2008 10:25 PM
Ends	May 29, 2008 10:01 PM	Basic Shipping Information
Auction Category	rhodonite	Shipping Cost	3.00 paid by buyer
Auction ID	9077	Shipping Insurance (optional)	7.00
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RHODONITE

OVAL HIGH DOME.

NICE ROSE PINK

IDEAL FOR DESIGNER JEWELRY

WEIGHT : 9.65 CTS APPROX.

SIZE : 16 X 12 X 5 MM APPROX.

RHODONITE WAS NAMED AFTER THE GREEK WORD FOR ROSE, RHODON. IT IS IN FACT A MANGANESE IRON MAGNESIUM CALCIUM SILICATE-(MN,FE,MG,CA)5 (SiO 3) 5, ITS HARDNESS IS 5.5-6.5 MOH'S SCALE SPECIFIC GRAVITY APPROX 3.4-3.7 WHICH MEANS THAT THIS MATERIAL IS CONSIDERABLY HEAVIER THAN QUARTZ.RHODONITE HAS BEAUTIFUL PINK COLOUR, SOMETIMES WITH SPOTS AND PATTERNS OF BLACK.RHODONITE IS MINED IN AUSTRALIA SWEDEN BRAZIL AND USA(MASSACHUETTS), AND ALSO IN RUSSIA, IN URAL MOUNTAINS. IN RUSSIA RHODOITE WAS FOUND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE XVIII CENTURY NEAR THE VILLAGE MALOE SIDELNIKOVO WHICH IS NOT FAR FROM EKATERINBURG.LOCAL PEOPLE NAMED IT "ORIETZ" WHICH MEANS THE EAGEL STONE IN RUSSIAN

RHODONITE IS BELIEVED TO BE A STONE FOR ACTIVATING LOVE ENERGIES.IT RAISES SELF WORTH, GIVES AN AURA OF ELEGANCE, SELF CONFIDENCE AND SELF -ESTEEM.IF YOU WEAR IT, IT STIMULATES AND OPENS THE HEART CHAKRA AND DISPELS ANXIETY.IT ALSO SAYS TO BALANCES YIN AND YANG AND SOOTHES NIGHTMARES

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