MINERAL GEM WORLD

CARNELIUM STRAND

This is a natural strand of firey orange carnelian strand of top quality. The have been very well faceted and are ready for re stringing.The faceting gives a nice sparkle to the stone. lenght of strand 16 inch. This is a photo of the item you are bidding on-we dont use generic or group pictures.

Carnelian (also spelled cornelian) is a brownish-red mineral which is commonly used as a semi-precious gemstone. Similar to carnelian is sard, which is generally harder and darker (the difference is not rigidly defined, and the two names are often used interchangeably). Both carnelian and sard are varieties of the silica mineral chalcedony colored by impurities of iron oxide. The color can vary greatly, ranging from pale orange to an intense almost-black coloration. It is most commonly found in Brazil, India, Siberia, and Germany.