Rhodonite

ETYMOLOGY: Comes from the greek rodon, meaning "rose-colored".

CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Triclinic.

PRINCIPLE OF FORMATION: Tertiary.

CLASS MINERAL: Silicates.

CHEMICAL FORMULA, MINERAL ELEMENTS: (Mn2 +) SiO3.

HARDNESS: 5.5 - 6.5 on the Mohs scale.

FIELDS: Australia, Finland, Japan, Mexico, Canada, Madagascar, South Africa, Tanzania.

MINERALOGY: The rodonita usually black dendritic manganese oxide inclusions in a red base color these are often formed in larger quantities through regional metamorphism ore deposit is a sediment manganese, then rough pink masses are generated, which they can be oxidized again by a process disegregación, forming typical fringe or veins or dendrites. Very rarely the primary rodonita originates formed from hydrothermal solutions at relatively low temperature.

MYTHOLOGY: The rodonita been known for about two hundred years ago under the same name, although parallel pebble been called manganese. Rhodonite, also known as pajsbergita, the rhodonite was discovered in 1819, and its characteristic reddish pink gives it its name (Greek rodon, which means pink-red).

PROPERTIES: It is said that rodonita helps to forgive and facilitating reconciliation between the people who are hurting continuously, allowing healing old wounds, freeing us from the pain of the soul as well as na repressed anger and prolonged anger, mentally we helps keep us aware and calm in extreme situations, it helps us to be prudent and sensible in situations of provocation or insult. The rodonita teaches the heart to assimilate painful feelings without closing and undoes denial.

CHAKRAS: Heart.