Carnelian is a clear to translucent reddish-brown variety of chalcedony.  It may vary from a pale orange to an almost black coloration.  It has a mohs hardness of 6-7.  It is commonly found in India and Siberia.  

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
11520 (none) 1929,1017.308 (none) Beads. Lapis & carnelian.
11514 (none) 1929,1017.303 (none) Beads. Lapis lentoids & double conoids with 2 ribbed gold balls & a few carnelians (rings and 1 bugle).
11508 (none) (none) (none) Duck weight carnelian. Type VI. [drawing 1:1]
11503C (none) (none) (none) Group. (A) Copper bangle, plain slightly thicker in the middle than at the ends which meet accurately & probably formed a spring; (B) [B, D-E] 3 copper finger rings; (C) A few mixed beads, lapis, carnelian & agate.
11501 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Small lapis & carnelian & silver. see Field Notes.
11489D 30-12-628 (none) (none) Tomb group. Gold earrings, beads, etc. (A) [A .1-.2] Pair of earrings each composed of a small gold spiral ring with lunate ends from which hangs a similar ring of silver. (B) [B.1-.2] Set of beads, gold, silver, lapis, agate and carnelian (see field notes) (C) [C, E, F] 3 silver finger rings (D) A set of larger beads found on the left upper arm.
11489B.2 30-12-586 (none) (none) Tomb group. Gold earrings, beads, etc. (A) [A .1-.2] Pair of earrings each composed of a small gold spiral ring with lunate ends from which hangs a similar ring of silver. (B) [B.1-.2] Set of beads, gold, silver, lapis, agate and carnelian (see field notes) (C) [C, E, F] 3 silver finger rings (D) A set of larger beads found on the left upper arm.
11489B.1 30-12-499 (none) (none) Tomb group. Gold earrings, beads, etc. (A) [A .1-.2] Pair of earrings each composed of a small gold spiral ring with lunate ends from which hangs a similar ring of silver. (B) [B.1-.2] Set of beads, gold, silver, lapis, agate and carnelian (see field notes) (C) [C, E, F] 3 silver finger rings (D) A set of larger beads found on the left upper arm.
11485 (none) (none) (none) Beads. One long bead of white shell, and a number of small lapis and carnelian beads, lentoids and balls. [drawing 1:1]
11477 30-12-465 (none) (none) Beads. Carnelian and lapis, bugles & lentoids; a few ball-heads of dark wood (ebony?) most of which fell to pieces. For order see Field Notes.
11468A (none) 1929,1017.321 (none) Beads. (A) A string of lapis and carnelian bugles & double conoids with a few of silver decayed, and a lapis cylinder with criss-cross pattern. (B) Small rings of paste & lapis with a lapis frog amulet.
11451 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Small mixed beads: carnelian, silver, lapis. (for original order see tomb notes.
11450 30-12-496 (none) (none) Beads. Small, 1 of gold leaf over bitumen, lapis, silver and carnelian.
11444 (none) (none) (none) Beads. A few small beads of lapis, carnelian and shell, found together but not in order.
11441B (none) (none) (none) Group. Consisting of [A](1) a spiral band of narrow gold ribbon (broken); [B](2) seven beads of agate, carnelian, steatite, shell (?), lapis, lapis, paste; [C](3) a copper pin 019 long (broken into 3 pieces).
11427 (none) 1929,1017.306 (none) Beads. Re-strung mostly in original order (see field notes). Carnelian, lapis, silver, jasper and glass.
11417 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Re-string in original order. Lapis, carnelian and jasper.
11412 (none) (none) (none) Beads. 3 only. 1-carnelian bugle; 1-long limestone lentoid; 1-red and white breccia (?) found tied round the left upper arm.
11411 30-12-580 (none) (none) Beads. Gold, carnelian, lapis, agate and paste. For original order see tomb notes.
11230G (none) (none) (none) Head Ornament. (A) Gold ribbon. (B) Wreath of carnelian & lapis lazuli beads with gold mulberry leaf pendants. (C) [C.1-.2] Pair large lunate gold earrings. (D) Silver head ornament with inlaid rosette finials-gold, silver & shell. (E) [E and K] 2 silver pins with bent heads capped by a lapis ball head. Type VI. (F) Necklace of fluted lapis ball beads. (G) Frontlet of beads in 7 rows, gold, bugle, carnelian ring beads, lapis bugles. (H) Necklace of lapis & gold triangles. (I) Necklace of alternate lapis & silver double conoids. (J) Miniature vase of light drab clay, part of rim missing.
11230B (none) (none) (none) Head Ornament. (A) Gold ribbon. (B) Wreath of carnelian & lapis lazuli beads with gold mulberry leaf pendants. (C) [C.1-.2] Pair large lunate gold earrings. (D) Silver head ornament with inlaid rosette finials-gold, silver & shell. (E) [E and K] 2 silver pins with bent heads capped by a lapis ball head. Type VI. (F) Necklace of fluted lapis ball beads. (G) Frontlet of beads in 7 rows, gold, bugle, carnelian ring beads, lapis bugles. (H) Necklace of lapis & gold triangles. (I) Necklace of alternate lapis & silver double conoids. (J) Miniature vase of light drab clay, part of rim missing.
11223 (none) (none) (none) Beads. 2 lapis: lentoids, facetted, one broken. Wood (?) lentoid, 2 carnelian rings, also one silver earring.
11215 (none) (none) (none) Necklace. Consisting of 2 strings of beads. 110 carnelian double conoids, 1 rectangular shaped agate bead convex on either side, elliptical in section. 50 carnelian ring and discoid beads. 68 lapis lazuli beads. 47 gold beads (tubular pieces of gold foil)
11211 (none) (none) B17599 Beads. (7). 1 Flattened steatite double conoid-grey. 1 carnelian double conoid. 1 black steatite bead with incised markings; shaped like a truncated cone. 2 carnelian ring beads. 1 gold ring bead. 1 grey steatite bead square in section - tubular. [drawing 1:1]
11205 (none) (none) (none) Necklace. Long carnelian bugle bead. Lapis diamonds. Carnelian & gold rings. For order see Field Note.

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