Rhodochrosite
Also known as: Stone of the Compassionate Heart, Rosa del Inca
Manganese Carbonate
Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral prized for its striking rose-pink banding. Called Rosa del Inca by Andean peoples, it is one of the most powerful crystals for self-love and healing childhood wounds.
Healing Properties
- Heals childhood wounds
- Cultivates deep self-love
- Opens Heart Chakra
- Invites joy and emotional playfulness
Emotional Benefits
- •Heals childhood wounds
- •Promotes deep self-love and compassion
- •Encourages joy and playfulness
Spiritual Benefits
- •Deeply opens Heart Chakra
- •Supports soul retrieval work
- •Encourages the Soul to embody fully
How to Use
Hold over the heart for self-love work, use in inner child healing practices, or carry to invite genuine joy.
Meditation
Place on the heart chakra and breathe into any areas of childhood pain to invite compassionate healing.
Placement in Home
Bedroom or personal sanctuary space to nurture self-love and joy.
Traditional Uses
Called Rosa del Inca by indigenous Andean peoples. Associated with heart and circulation. Not a substitute for medical treatment.
Ethical Sourcing
Argentine stalactitic rhodochrosite is protected. Purchase from certified ethical suppliers.
Quick Facts
- Mineral Class
- Carbonate
- Crystal System
- Trigonal
- Chemical Formula
- MnCO₃
- Mohs Hardness
- 3.5‒4
- Transparency
- Translucent to opaque
- Luster
- Vitreous to resinous
- Planetary
- Venus, Mars
- Typical Price
- $10–$200+
Care Guide
Cleansing
Charging
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