Beautiful, light pink, Argentinian rhodochrosite with a fine pattern. Cabochon, original hand cut, cut here.

(This is true Rhodochrosite, not dyed aragonite, which is quite often passed off as rare rhodochrosite recently).

Rhodochrosite is a stone of love and compassion, it can attract kindred spirits. It allows you to understand painful and repressed feelings, bring them to light and gently manage them (diffuse)