This opaque crystalline gemstone is typically a rose-red colour, but impure specimens can be shades of pink to pale brown. Quality banded specimens are often used for decorative stones and jewellery. Due to its being relatively soft, and having perfect cleavage, it is very difficult to cut, and therefore rarely found faceted in jewellery.
This gem is rumoured to be the secret ingredient in Forbidden rituals to summon daemons.