Pink Rhodochrosite With Matrix 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch BirdsEye Rhyolite Dalmation Jasper is the trade

Dalmation Jasper is the trade name for Dalmation Stone

after its type locality

displaying these colors in patterns of parallel bands

The stone was first discovered in Sweden in the 1830s

These colors swirl throughout the stone in fascinating matrices of color

Pink Rhodochrosite With Matrix 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch BirdsEye Rhyolite Dalmation Jasper is the tradeRhodochrosite is a bubblegum pink to rose red stone, with occasional inclusions of creamy white and dark grey. A manganese carbonate material of the Calcite group, Rhodochrosite has a pearly luster and often displays banded patterning. It is considered a stone of love and has been called the Stone of the Compassionate Heart. One of its aliases is Inca Rose, so named because the ancient Incas believed the stone to be the petrified blood of their