A breathtakingly beautiful stone, Rhodochrosite's name comes from the Greek meaning "rose coloring." It is the premier stone for healing and releasing the heart's emotions of grief, memories of abuse, loss, stress, loneliness, and other negative feelings. On the positive energy side, it helps attract a soulmate, opening the heart for love, improves self worth, helps express healthy eroticism, a joyful and uplifting attitude toward life, creative energy and expansion into compassionate unconditional love. It is a "must have" stone for every woman as it resonates with the planet Venus, the Goddess of Love. Wear it as jewelry, especially rings. Keep a larger specimen in the bedroom. Rhodochrosite has a special ability to help find something that is missing or absent.
Tumbled stones are smaller pieces of crystals or rocks that have been processed in a rock tumbler with water, sand and grit . Over weeks in a tumbler, the stone edges and surfaces become smooth and sometimes highly polished to bring out the beauty of the stone. The pleasing shape and size of tumbled stones make them desirable as more inexpensive and usable crystals.