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)
8376D (none) (none) (none) Beads. Lapis lazuli double conoids, and 2 carnelians. For stringing, see field notes.
8377 (none) (none) (none) Beads etc. Large silver rings to which are attached spacers pierced by 3 holes: between these were set lapis bugles flanked by carnelian rings: see field notes. Part of the chain preserved as found.
8391 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Lapis and carnelian. The former mostly double conoids and rings, the carnelian bugles, conoids, faceted bugles and rings.
8400 (none) (none) (none) Beads. 14 in all, carnelian and lapis. Found by the neck.
8403 (none) (none) (none) 73 beads. Roughly shaped lapis ball beads and a few carnelian ring beads.
8409 (none) (none) (none) 11 beads. Lapis double conoids, bugle carnelian and gold beads.
8421 (none) (none) (none) 35 beads Mostly minute lapis lazuli ring beads, 2 bugle lapis, 2 bugle carnelian, 2 carnelian ball beads
8438 (none) (none) (none) Necklace 47 beads Including 5 carnelians worked with a white pattern Found in following order: 13 lapis lazuli double conoids 2 lapis ribbed ball beads 1 carnelian worked bead 2 lapis ribbed ball beads 2 gold ribbed ball beads 2 lapis ribbed ball beads 1 carnelian worked bead 2 lapis ribbed ball 2 gold ribbed ball beads ETC [drawing 1:1, section and plan of carnelian] 5 carnelian beads with white line patterns worked upon them. Double conoid in section. Slightly convex faces.
8439 (none) (none) (none) Necklace. 29 beads in all 10 barrel carnelian, 4 silver double conoids the rest lapis double conoids. Found in ground in following order: 1 silver 2 lapis 1 carnelian 1 hematite?? 1 carnelian 1 silver 1 large lapis 1 silver 3 lapis 1 carnelian 4 lapis 1 carnelian 1 silver 1 carnelian 2 lapis 1 carnelian 1 silver 1 carnelian ETC Carnelian barrel beads, silver and lapis double conoids.
8441 (none) (none) (none) Necklace. 29 beads. Consisting of: 1 gold ring spacer (gold ring attached to a piece of gold foil bent so as to form six loops) 2 gold ball beads 1 gold barrel bead 1 gold bugle bead 5 barrel carnelians 1 double conoid carnelian 4 carnelian ring beads 6 lapis lazuli double conoids 8 small lapis beads [drawing] gold spacer (slightly enlarged)
8446A (none) (none) B16803 178 beads Lapis double conoids, barrel beads and bugle beads Carnelian barrel beads 4 minute gold beads Originally these formed [A-C] 3 necklaces apparently worn round the neck one above the other. The bottom necklace consisted of the larger lapis beads, the necklace above of smaller lapis. The top string of lapis, carnelian and gold. Gold and carnelian were always next to one another, and between each gold and carnelian apparently 2 lapis.
8465 (none) (none) (none) 5 beads. 1 carnelian double conoid, 2 carnelian barrel beads. 1 lapis barrel bead and 1 lapis bead in the form of an eye socket.
8469 (none) (none) B16824 5 beads. 2 ball lapis, 2 double conoid lapis, 1 double conoid carnelian.
8497 (none) (none) (none) String of beads Worn over a silver diadem round the forehead. String consists of minute lapis ball beads and of oblong rectangular gold and lapis spacers. Gold and lapis spacers strung alternately with lapis and carnelian beads placed alternately between each spacer. Carnelian beads all minute ring beads. The silver diadem was entirely broken and destroyed. 6 gold spacers; 6 lapis lazuli spacers.
8525 (none) (none) (none) Beads A string composed of 5 carnelian and 4 gold long double conoid beads L. 0052 and one flattened ovoid carnelian: and between these small fluted balls of gold and lapis: see field notes.
8527 (none) (none) (none) Beads 16 gold spacer triangles formed of 2 minute beads with between them minute ring beads of lapis lazuli and carnelian [drawing] 1:1
8528 (none) (none) (none) Beads. 15 gold ring spacers thus [drawing] 1:1 with between them small lapis and carnelian beads: for order see field notes.
8562C (none) (none) (none) Three beads. Big facetted lentoids. (A) Lapis. (B) Gold (plated over core). (C) Lapis. Strung in this order to hold the whetstone U. 8563: see field notes. (with these beads are put 2 carnelian rings found by them and perhaps used as terminals).
8565 (none) (none) (none) Gold and stone chain. 6 lapis and 4 carnelian beads, the lapis thus [drawing 1:1] and the carnelian thus (flat) [drawing 1:1]. Strung alternately: in the middle of the chain (probably, see field notes) a gold centrepiece [drawing] of cloisonne work inlaid with lapis petals to the rosette and light yellow carnelian between the petals. (2 carnelians missing). The gold pieces had 2 attachment loops of which one is missing.
8571 (none) (none) (none) Beads. 11 gold double conoids of different sizes and a quantity of similar lapis beads; 1 gold rectangular bead. All found loose in the soil, also, some mixed carnelian beads.
8572 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Large. 3 carnelian and 8 lapis and 1 gold.
8585 (none) (none) B16820 Gold beads etc. 14 flat disks and 19 balls, small and 1 large double conoid. With these a few small carnelian and lapis, amongst the former some diamonds laterally pierced.
8592 (none) (none) (none) Beads Small lapis and carnelian balls Strung two of each alternately
8603 (none) (none) (none) Beads Lapis double conoids etc 1 long gold facetted lentoid 1 carnelian double conoid, large
8622 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Silver ring spacers with between them small beads of silver, lapis and carnelian The silver beads in very bad condition. Order thus [reference to drawing] see field notes. [drawing]

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