Description: These bags weigh on average 20-30 carats, which is 4-6 grams. A bag will have 5 pieces per bag. The pieces measure on average 10-18 mm per stone. I offer a shipping discount for customers who combine their payments for multiple purchases into one payment! The discount is regular shipping price for the first item and just 50 cents for each additional item! To be sure you get your shipping discount just make sure all the items you want to purchase are in your cart. Auctions you win are added to your cart automatically. For any "buy it now" items or second chance offers, be sure to click the "add to cart" button, NOT the "buy it now" button. Once all of your items are in your cart just pay for them from your cart and the combined shipping discount should be applied automatically. I offer a money back guarantee on every item I sell. If you are not 100% happy with your purchase just send me a message to let me know and I will buy back the item for your full purchase price. I am selling this 5 piece lot of natural carnelian. It is absolutely beautiful! Carnelian is sometimes used as a healing stone. It is said to be high energy and excellent for restoring vitality and motivation, and for stimulating creativity. These pieces are 100% authentic carnelian from Botswana. The photos show several different lots and are representative of the lot you'll receive. Please note that they are 100% natural items and therefore have slight variations. Thanks so much for visiting my store and have a great day! Below is some information about this mineral from Wikipedia CarnelianFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchFor other uses, see Carnelian (disambiguation)."Cornelian" redirects here. For other uses, see Cornelian (disambiguation)."Sard" redirects here. For other uses, see Sard (disambiguation).CarnelianCarneol-Kristalle Magic Stones.jpgGeneralCategoryChalcedony varietyFormula(repeating unit)Silica (silicon dioxide, SiO2)Crystal systemTrigonalIdentificationFormula mass60 g/molColorBrownish-redCleavageAbsentFractureUneven, splintery, conchoidalMohs scale hardness6–7LusterVitreous, dull, greasy, silkyStreakWhiteDiaphaneityTranslucentSpecific gravity2.59–2.61References[1]Carnelian (also spelled cornelian[2]) is a brownish-red mineral 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 Indonesia, Brazil, India, Russia (Siberia), and Germany. Contents1History2Etymology3Distinction between carnelian and sard4See also5References6Further reading7External linksHistory Carnelian intaglio with a Ptolemaic queen, Hellenistic artwork, Cabinet des Médailles Polish signet ring in light-orange carnelian intaglio showing Korwin coat of armsThe red variety of chalcedony has been known to be used as beads since the Early Neolithic in Bulgaria. The first faceted (with constant 16+16=32 facets on each side of the bead) carnelian beads are described from the Varna Chalcolithic necropolis (middle of the 5th millennium BC).[3] The bow drill was used to drill holes into carnelian in Mehrgarh in the 4th-5th millennium BC.[4] Carnelian was recovered from Bronze Age Minoan layers at Knossos on Crete in a form that demonstrated its use in decorative arts;[5] this use dates to approximately 1800 BC. Carnelian was used widely during Roman times to make engraved gems for signet or seal rings for imprinting a seal with wax on correspondence or other important documents. Hot wax does not stick to carnelian.[6] Sard was used for Assyrian cylinder seals, Egyptian and Phoenician scarabs, and early Greek and Etruscan gems.[7] The Hebrew odem (also translated sardius), the first stone in the High Priest's breastplate, was a red stone, probably sard but perhaps red jasper.[7] In Revelation 4:3, the One seated on the heavenly throne seen in the vision of John the apostle is said to "look like jasper and 'σαρδίῳ' (sardius transliterated)". And likewise it is in Revelation 21:20 as one of the precious stones in the foundations of the wall of the heavenly city.[8] There is a Neo-Assyrian seal made of carnelian in the Western Asiatic Seals collection of the British Museum that shows Ishtar-Gula as a star goddess. She is holding a ring of royal authority and is seated on a throne. She is shown with the spade of Marduk (his symbol), Sibbiti (שבע or sheva in Hebrew language) gods, stylus of Nabu and a worshiper. An 8th century BCE carnelian seal from the collection of the Ashmolean Museum shows Ishtar-Gula with her dog facing the spade of Marduk and his red dragon.[9] EtymologyAlthough now the more common term, "carnelian" is a 16th-century corruption of the 14th-century word "cornelian" (and its associated orthographies corneline and cornalyn).[10] Cornelian, cognate with similar words in several Romance languages, comes from the Mediaeval Latin corneolus, itself derived from the Latin word cornum, the cornel cherry,[11] whose translucent red fruits resemble the stone. The Oxford English Dictionary calls "carnelian" a perversion of "cornelian", by subsequent analogy with the Latin word caro, carnis, flesh. According to Pliny the Elder, sard derived its name from the city of Sardis in Lydia from which it came, and according to others, may ultimately be related to the Persian word سرد sered, meaning yellowish red.[7] Sarx in Greek means "flesh", and other stones have similar naming, such as the onyx stone in sardonx, which came from Greek for "claw" or "fingernail" because onyx with flesh-colored and white bands can resemble a fingernail.[12] So this type of use analogy may have been more widespread.
Price: 6.99 USD
Location: Tucson, Arizona
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