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Rhodochrosite
Stone of the Compassionate Heart
- Color
- Pink to rose-red, often banded
- Chakra
- Heart
- Zodiac
- Leo, Scorpio
- Element
- Fire
- Hardness
- 3.5–4 (Mohs)
- Origin
- Argentina, Peru, South Africa
Rhodochrosite's warm rose color is tied to the most tender kind of heart work — self-forgiveness, and compassion for the parts of yourself that are still healing.
Worn to:
- Deepen self-love and self-forgiveness
- Heal old emotional wounds and childhood patterns
- Open the heart to giving and receiving compassion
- Soften self-criticism
Often called upon during inner-child or deep emotional healing work.
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