Beautiful, deep pink, Argentine rhodochrosite. Amazing stalactites. Cabochon, cut here. Can be drilled on a sliver, although a bezel is always a better choice. We really don't recommend a large hole on the leather.
Rhodochrosite is considered a stone of love and compassion and the attraction of kindred spirits. It belongs to the heart chakra, where its theme is understanding painful and suppressed feelings, the art of bringing them to light and processing them gently and sensitively.