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)
17038 31-43-140 (none) (none) Beads. Carnelian, quartz and a few lapis lazuli lentoids and double conoids.
16141C 31-43-136 (none) (none) Amulets. Frit. [A-B] A Pair. Miniature clenched fists perforated for suspension. [From Typed Transcript Only] [C] Necklace: Carnelian, lapis, bone, rock crystal, agate, amethyst. [D] Gold finger ring and [E] bone. [F] copper finger ring
16637 31-43-135 (none) (none) Beads. 3 agate lentoids, 40 carnelian ring beads. Minute.
17094 31-43-129 (none) (none) Beads. Carnelian, lentoids, square section tubes, ring beds. Agate double conoids, lentoids, one ball bead. Amethyst double conoids. Not in tab anal.
16714 31-43-128 (none) (none) Beads: Small carnelian rings and a pair of agate barrels, (silver earrings: handwritten entry ). [the handwritten entry is on UPM typed version, not on original card; probably are earrings marked with this U# in collection]
16369 31-43-127 (none) (none) Bracelet. Beads: Carnelian rings and a few glass balls (decayed).
13598 31-17-99 (none) (none) 6 beads. Including: 2 carnelian ring beads; 1 carnelian cylinderical; 3 glass(?) double conoids.
15310C 31-17-98 (none) (none) Group: (A) Narrow gold ribbon spirally twisted: (B) Gold finger ring made from a strip of thin metal with the edges curled over to imitate 2 solid hoops; (C) Beads from necklace: carnelian, lapis, gold, hematite, agate, steatite: for order see field notes.; (D) Small gold and lapis ball head; (E) Small lapis & carnelian beads (only about 5 altogether, mixed in box with (D). See Field Notes.
14479J 31-17-96 (none) (none) Necklaces [A-L]. Lapis lazuli and carnelian double conoids and gold beads. Lapis & gold fluted balls. Smaller beads were from cloak.
13526 31-17-68 (none) (none) 5 beads: carnelian elongated double conoid. Carnelian barrel. Agate cylindrical. lapis. barrel. Lapis double conoid.
15312 31-17-67 (none) (none) Beads: gold, lapis, carnelian, agate, limestone
15119.2 31-17-65 (none) (none) [.1-.2] Beads. Lapis lazuli & carnelian cylindrical beads.
15150 31-17-64 (none) (none) Copper earring. 1 1/2 coils. Lunate ended. (and beads: 1 silver & 4 long carnelian; these are 15145)
13553 31-17-63 (none) (none) Beads: 20 in all, including: 4 gold ( double conoid) (1 fluted ball); 3 carnelian (2cylindrical) (! double conoid); 1 agate tubular; 1 lapis double conoid; 6 lapis barrels; 2 flattened agate double conoid; 2 rock crystal ball beads with frit(?) eyes.
13523 31-17-60 (none) (none) Necklace. Lapis double conoids. Carnelian ring beads. Burnt hematite(?) ring beads. Lapis ball beads. 2 lapis frog amulets. String in original order, cf. Field note.
14479I 31-17-33 (none) (none) Necklaces [A-L]. Lapis lazuli and carnelian double conoids and gold beads. Lapis & gold fluted balls. Smaller beads were from cloak.
14479H 31-17-32 (none) (none) Necklaces [A-L]. Lapis lazuli and carnelian double conoids and gold beads. Lapis & gold fluted balls. Smaller beads were from cloak.
14479G 31-17-31 (none) (none) Necklaces [A-L]. Lapis lazuli and carnelian double conoids and gold beads. Lapis & gold fluted balls. Smaller beads were from cloak.
14479F 31-17-30 (none) (none) Necklaces [A-L]. Lapis lazuli and carnelian double conoids and gold beads. Lapis & gold fluted balls. Smaller beads were from cloak.
14479E 31-17-29 (none) (none) Necklaces [A-L]. Lapis lazuli and carnelian double conoids and gold beads. Lapis & gold fluted balls. Smaller beads were from cloak.
14479D 31-17-28 (none) (none) Necklaces [A-L]. Lapis lazuli and carnelian double conoids and gold beads. Lapis & gold fluted balls. Smaller beads were from cloak.
14479C 31-17-27 (none) (none) Necklaces [A-L]. Lapis lazuli and carnelian double conoids and gold beads. Lapis & gold fluted balls. Smaller beads were from cloak.
14479B 31-17-26 (none) (none) Necklaces [A-L]. Lapis lazuli and carnelian double conoids and gold beads. Lapis & gold fluted balls. Smaller beads were from cloak.
14479A 31-17-25 (none) (none) Necklaces [A-L]. Lapis lazuli and carnelian double conoids and gold beads. Lapis & gold fluted balls. Smaller beads were from cloak.
14029 31-17-147 (none) (none) Necklace. Gold and lapis ovoid beads. For order see Field note. With a sard clasp flattened ovoid shaped. [drawing]

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