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Entry № 292

Nevada Rose

Rhyolite with fluorite

A desert stone flowering in pink.

Chakra

Heart · Root

Element

Earth · Fire

Zodiac

Taurus · Aries

Nevada Rose

I. The Metaphysical Reading

How the stone has been held.

Nevada rose is worked with as a stone of quiet joy, self-love, and unhurried heart-opening. Its flower-like patterns are read as a reminder that even arid ground can bloom in the right season.

Chakra
Heart · Root
Element
Earth · Fire
Zodiac
Taurus · Aries
Keynote
A desert stone flowering in pink.

II. The Scientific Reading

What the lattice actually does.

Nevada rose is a trade name for a pink rhyolite from Nevada that carries small fluorite inclusions and feldspar phenocrysts arranged in blossom-like clusters. It formed from silica-rich volcanic ash flows that later underwent low-temperature mineralization.

Formula
SiO₂ + K/Na-feldspar + CaF₂
System
Trigonal / monoclinic / isometric composite
Hardness
5 – 6.5 (Mohs)
Provenance
USA (Nevada)

References & Sources

Independent mineralogical references used to verify the scientific details above.

Mineral Profile

Fact Sheet

Chemical Formula
SiO₂ + K/Na-feldspar + CaF₂
Crystal System
Trigonal / monoclinic / isometric composite
Mohs Hardness
5 – 6.5 (Mohs)
Density
2.40 – 2.60 g/cm³
Refractive Index
1.480 – 1.540
Provenance
USA (Nevada)
Color Origin
Rose pink rhyolite with cream and floral inclusions

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