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)
11935 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Lapis double conoids, carnelian bugles, carnelian rings, small lapis balls, and silver beads (decayed) See Field Notes.
11939 (none) 1929,1017.302 (none) Beads. Mixed sorts = see field notes
11944 (none) (none) (none) Frontlet consisting of 1 large gold and 2 lapis facetted lentoid beads and 4 carnelian rings and 1 lapis ball (the last may have been to fasten the chains, which was of silver and have perished.)
11962 30-12-652 (none) (none) Frontlet composed of 2 lengths of gold chain, 2 lapis and 1 gold facetted lentoid beads and 4 small carnelian rings.
11975B (none) (none) (none) Beads. (A) = set of 4, 2 carnelian & 2 lapis lentoids; (B)= set of very small lapis & some carnelian; [C] with them1 earring, spiral coil of silver wire.
11975A (none) (none) (none) Beads. (A) = set of 4, 2 carnelian & 2 lapis lentoids; (B)= set of very small lapis & some carnelian; [C] with them1 earring, spiral coil of silver wire.
11984 30-12-590 (none) (none) Beads. A few, small balls of lapis & carnelian & gold-plated copper.
11994 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Small lapis diamonds & balls, & some silver forming a bracelet. Also, 2 carnelian bugles.
11998 30-12-591 (none) (none) Beads, a few only, Carnelian balls and diamonds
12001 (none) (none) (none) Beads. From a frontlet. 2 lapis & 1 gold facetted lentoids & 1 small carnelian bugle.
12003 (none) 1929,1017.259 (none) Beads. a few only, small of lapis, agate & carnelian, with a few glass rings.
12012 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Lapis & carnelian, small: for order see Field Notes.
12039 30-12-607 (none) (none) 3 Carnelian Beads. Double conoids.
12046 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Small gold, lapis & carnelian forming a bracelet. (for order see Field Notes).
12047 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Lapis, gold & silver, with very small carnelian rings.
12049 (none) (none) (none) Wreath. of gold leaves strung on lapis & carnelian beads.
12085 (none) 1929,1017.296 (none) Beads. Carnelian & frit lentoids; and lapis amulet in shape of a fly.
12111 (none) (none) (none) Beads: 2 Carnelian bugles; 2 lapis bugles; 1 gold bugle; 1 fluted lapis ball bead; 1 carnelian ball; 1 lapis barrel.
12127 (none) (none) (none) Necklace 2 strings. Carnelian, lapis, gold, & banded sard. Carnelian lentoids, lapis double conoids, gold double conoids, lapis fly amulet. [drawing of amulet]
12145 (none) (none) (none) Necklace. Carnelian bugles & ring beads.
12152 30-12-585 (none) (none) Necklace. 2 large facetted lentoids; 1 facetted carnelian. Small lapis barrels.
12154B 30-12-592 (none) (none) Beads. 2 strings. (A) Small lapis rings & diamonds; (B) Agate lentoids with gold caps carnelian, lapis, & gold balls. (for order see Field Note).
12169 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Small lapis barrels, large lapis double conoids, carnelian ring beads & double conoids. Also 2 fluted barrel beads: faience.
12187A (none) 1935,0113.1 (none) Necklace. 4 strings. (A) Lapis & gold balls, also flattened lapis conoids & bleached carnelian bugles. (B) Lapis lentoids, gold balls and gold & lapis flies. (C) Like A. (D) Gold & lapis bugles, also gold fluted balls. [drawing]
12206 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Carnelian rings & lapis lentoids and ring beads: for stringing cf. Field Note.

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