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Carnelian — specimen 0216, photo © NMNHS
Carnelian — specimen 0216, photo © NMNHS

Carnelian — specimen 0216

Origin

no precise locality [Africa]
Data

Weight: 2.31 ct; size: 9.80 | 7.60 | 5.74 mm; shape: oval; colour: very light strongly purplish red; clarity: translucent; cut: fair; treatment: none.
Notes

Clean specimen; mixed style cut.

Other specimens
Carnelian — specimen 0010Carnelian — specimen 0552Carnelian — specimen 0553Carnelian — specimen 0566Carnelian — specimen 0474Carnelian — specimen 0270Carnelian — specimen 0394Carnelian — specimen 0537Carnelian — specimen 0554Carnelian — specimen 0582Carnelian — specimen 0471Carnelian — specimen 0020Carnelian — specimen 0021Carnelian — specimen 0215

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Carnelian

A reddish variety of chalcedony.


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