Thanks!
stonesaiety, thanks for responding. I will definitely look into agate!
Chronata, originally, I thought - no, carnelian is orange. Turns out, not always! I should have figure that you know better than I do. I do believe you're right on both instances. A carnelian and a rhodocrosite. I am going to proceed on that basis and see if the stones tell me differently. Upon asking them, I got a warm glowy feeling that indicates you're correct. Thanks so much!