THE MATERIAL WORLD
'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2009-07-06_DJ_28.jpg" target="_blank">Kelly of the Clue Crew holds a pink rock sample at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Geology Museum.</a>)  Because of its softness, <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2009-07-06_DJ_28a.jpg" target="_blank">rhodochrosite</a> is not used in jewelry, but it's highly valued for its color; the name means this, also glasses used by optimists'
rose-colored