Carnelian

Carnelian is a fun affordable orange gem stone. It is used for great beads, cabochons and cameos. It was a favorite stone for jewelry in ancient Eygpt.

Carnelian Jewelry

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Carnelian (also known as Cornelian) is usually ranges from bright orange to reddish orange. The shades of red are due to iron oxide. Carnelian has a hardness rating of 7.

Most carnelian on the market is stained chalcedony from Brazil or Uruguay.

When this gem stone is placed in the sun, its color will change. This is often used to tranform brown tints to red. (We recommend storing this away from sunlight.)

Though sard is harder and darker, often the two gemstone names are used interchangeably.

This gemstone is often either heat treated or dyed for a better color.

The best carnelian is found in India.

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Actual Gem-related books:
• Gem Identification Made Easy: A Hands-On Guide to More Confident Buying & Selling New 2nd Edition - by Antoinette L. Matlins & Antonio C. Bonanno
  This book is really great for knowing he latest gems, synthetics, treatments, and instruments. Easy to use.

• Gemstone Buying Guide: A Guide to Buying - by Renee Newman
  Very nice gemstone identification book.

  Books with Carnelian in their Title:

• The Red Carnelian - by Phyllis A. Whitney, Liza Ross (Narrator)
  A suspense book by a well-known author in audio tape format.

  Bibliography:

• The Curious Lore of Precious Stones - by George Frederick Kunz
  The definitive book on fascinating, traditional gem lore. Very practical.

• Gemstones (Smithsonian Handbooks) - by Cally Hall, Harry Taylor (Photographer)
  A field guide to gemstones. Nice pictures and good, brief, well-written descriptions of over 130 varieties of gemstones.

• Gemisphere Luminary - by Micheal Katz
  A great metaphysical reference on what gemstones do.

• Gemstones of the World - by Walter Schumann
  A very well written source on gemstones with great descriptions and photographs

  
  

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Birthstone Months with Carnelian

• July Birthstone: Other Birthstone
• Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22): Birthstone & Lucky Charm

Carnelian is not an anniversary gemstone.

Carnelian jewelry is used for clear thinking. It is said to help balance creativity and mental processing. If one is in a mental rut, wearing beads is said to help.

 
Lore

Carnelian was said to bring luck, protection and comfort in the 1700's.

In the 1800's, this stone was said to help those who needed courage to speak.

Carnelian was considered sacred in Eygpt during the reign of King Tut.

According to history books, Mohammed, Napoleon I, and Napoleon III wore carnelian.

If you wanted to make a vehicle of stone, what stone would you use?
Carnelian.

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