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)
8761 (none) 1928,1009.91 (none) Necklace. 12 burnt lentoids, Lapis beads. 6 burnt double conoid lapis. 7 ribbed lapis ball beads. 7 double conoid carnelians. 1 carnelian shaped thus: [drawing]. The rest small carnelian and lapis ring ball and barrel beads - 25. Grand total 58. The lapis lentoids and carnelian double conoids were strung alternately in the middle of the necklace - at the back of the neck all the small lapis beads were strung together.
8904 (none) (none) (none) Beads Small lapis and carnelian with lapis phallic amulet. [drawing 1:1]
8919 (none) (none) (none) Beads. A string of moderately large beads, balls of gold foil over copper (in bad condition) and lapis, with a few carnelian, one of the latter a bugle with gold cap.
8921 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Small silver and carnelian beads, (NB: Some of these are mixed up with U.8920)
8954 (none) (none) (none) Beads. 1 carnelian bugle, and a set of mixed small beads: lapis, carnelian, & silver.
8957 (none) (none) (none) Beads. A small mixed set: 1 gold over copper, 1 onyx, 2 crystal, and some lapis, and carnelian (child's necklace)
8962 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Small gold, silver, lapis and carnelian. For order see Field Notes.
9008 (none) (none) (none) Necklace. 42 lapis lazuli beads: blackened by fire. Double conoids, lantoids, roughly shaped ball beads, 1 large carnelian ring.
9018 (none) (none) (none) String of beads 19 in all Small lapis, gold and carnelian barrel beads, a few ring beads and 2 large copper beads.
9030 (none) (none) (none) String of beads. About 20. Minute carnelian and lapis ring beads. A carnelian barrel bead - a lapis ball bead.
9088 (none) (none) (none) Necklace Minute gold ball beads &minute carnelian barrel beads Original order: 3 gold beads to 1 carnelian.
9089 (none) (none) (none) Necklace About 85 beads Silver & lapis lozenge shaped beads, slightly convex: 1 banded sard, lapis barrel & double conoid, & carnelian of similar type. Also, 2 carnelian bugle beads For order of stringing cf. Field Note PG 544 (18)
9129 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Small carnelian rings, long bugles, and lapis beads small mixed.
9143 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Small lentoids of lapis & gold (thin plate over copper), with a few carnelians: strung in sets of 6. See field notes. one strings
9153 (none) (none) (none) Beads & Seal 1 very long carnelian bugle, i ditto. green jasper, 2 crystal rings and 2 gold balls: on the end a silver button seal with engraved face: subject not decipherable. [drawing]
9164 (none) (none) (none) Acorn? of lapis and carnelian [drawing]
9165A (none) (none) (none) Beads Small string of lapis and carnelian, mixed types.
9201 (none) (none) (none) Necklace Silver double conoids and carnelian ring beads alternately, also, a few carnelian beads. In the middle a banded sard. 38 beads in all
9231 (none) (none) (none) String of beads Lapis lozenges, 1 carnelian bugle and copper ball beads.
9244 (none) (none) (none) Beads 8 lapis double conoids 3 lapis bugles 2 carnelian bugles 2 banded sard bugles 1 gold double conoid
9281 (none) 1928,1009.66 (none) Beads Small double conoids of gold and lapis One large lapis bead with gold cap and a gold wire let into it spirally one square shell bead & one carnelian bugle.
9351E (none) 1928,1009.63 (none) Beads. Gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian. Three gold suspenders, 2 consisting of a gold ring attached to a single piece of gold foil which is a spacer for 3 necklaces. The third is a gold ring set with a gold flower pattern consisting of 12 petals represented only in outline. Also, 2 cones of spiral gold wire attached to a gold foil spacer for 2 strings. 3 Pear shaped gold beads pierced vertically. A piece of gold wire passes through the hole. At the top it is rolled over twice to form a spacer for 2 strings and at the bottom end twisted round once to prevent it from slipping. 3 lentoid lapis beads fitted with gold attachments similar to the above, except that one of the ha spacers for 3 instead of 2 strings. Also, 4 carnelians with similar gold attachments one a lentoid, 2 flattened ball beads, and 1 flattened double conoid. 5 gold pears (slender type) perforated at apex: 6 large gold double conoids and 10 small. A gold triangle consisting of 6 rows of minute ball beads, 2 lines of minute gold beads soldered together as above are both spacers, 1 for six the other for seven strings. 2 fluted gold ball beads and 1 fluted pear shaped bead. 8 minute gold ring beads. 26 carnelian lentoids. 5 carnelian bugle beads. 5 carnelian double conoids. 4 or 5 carnelian minute ring & ball beads. 2 lapis leaf shaped beads [drawing] thick in section. 7 lapis large double conoids. 32 lapis small double conoids. 2 ribbed conical lapis beads with a straight piece projecting from the base. 4 pear shaped lapis beads. About 50 smaller lapis beads, ring beads, ball beads, bugle beads, etc.
9351F (none) 1928,1009.80 (none) Beads. Gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian. Three gold suspenders, 2 consisting of a gold ring attached to a single piece of gold foil which is a spacer for 3 necklaces. The third is a gold ring set with a gold flower pattern consisting of 12 petals represented only in outline. Also, 2 cones of spiral gold wire attached to a gold foil spacer for 2 strings. 3 Pear shaped gold beads pierced vertically. A piece of gold wire passes through the hole. At the top it is rolled over twice to form a spacer for 2 strings and at the bottom end twisted round once to prevent it from slipping. 3 lentoid lapis beads fitted with gold attachments similar to the above, except that one of the ha spacers for 3 instead of 2 strings. Also, 4 carnelians with similar gold attachments one a lentoid, 2 flattened ball beads, and 1 flattened double conoid. 5 gold pears (slender type) perforated at apex: 6 large gold double conoids and 10 small. A gold triangle consisting of 6 rows of minute ball beads, 2 lines of minute gold beads soldered together as above are both spacers, 1 for six the other for seven strings. 2 fluted gold ball beads and 1 fluted pear shaped bead. 8 minute gold ring beads. 26 carnelian lentoids. 5 carnelian bugle beads. 5 carnelian double conoids. 4 or 5 carnelian minute ring & ball beads. 2 lapis leaf shaped beads [drawing] thick in section. 7 lapis large double conoids. 32 lapis small double conoids. 2 ribbed conical lapis beads with a straight piece projecting from the base. 4 pear shaped lapis beads. About 50 smaller lapis beads, ring beads, ball beads, bugle beads, etc.
9351G (none) 1928,1009.73 (none) Beads. Gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian. Three gold suspenders, 2 consisting of a gold ring attached to a single piece of gold foil which is a spacer for 3 necklaces. The third is a gold ring set with a gold flower pattern consisting of 12 petals represented only in outline. Also, 2 cones of spiral gold wire attached to a gold foil spacer for 2 strings. 3 Pear shaped gold beads pierced vertically. A piece of gold wire passes through the hole. At the top it is rolled over twice to form a spacer for 2 strings and at the bottom end twisted round once to prevent it from slipping. 3 lentoid lapis beads fitted with gold attachments similar to the above, except that one of the ha spacers for 3 instead of 2 strings. Also, 4 carnelians with similar gold attachments one a lentoid, 2 flattened ball beads, and 1 flattened double conoid. 5 gold pears (slender type) perforated at apex: 6 large gold double conoids and 10 small. A gold triangle consisting of 6 rows of minute ball beads, 2 lines of minute gold beads soldered together as above are both spacers, 1 for six the other for seven strings. 2 fluted gold ball beads and 1 fluted pear shaped bead. 8 minute gold ring beads. 26 carnelian lentoids. 5 carnelian bugle beads. 5 carnelian double conoids. 4 or 5 carnelian minute ring & ball beads. 2 lapis leaf shaped beads [drawing] thick in section. 7 lapis large double conoids. 32 lapis small double conoids. 2 ribbed conical lapis beads with a straight piece projecting from the base. 4 pear shaped lapis beads. About 50 smaller lapis beads, ring beads, ball beads, bugle beads, etc.
9351H (none) 1928,1009.82 (none) Beads. Gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian. Three gold suspenders, 2 consisting of a gold ring attached to a single piece of gold foil which is a spacer for 3 necklaces. The third is a gold ring set with a gold flower pattern consisting of 12 petals represented only in outline. Also, 2 cones of spiral gold wire attached to a gold foil spacer for 2 strings. 3 Pear shaped gold beads pierced vertically. A piece of gold wire passes through the hole. At the top it is rolled over twice to form a spacer for 2 strings and at the bottom end twisted round once to prevent it from slipping. 3 lentoid lapis beads fitted with gold attachments similar to the above, except that one of the ha spacers for 3 instead of 2 strings. Also, 4 carnelians with similar gold attachments one a lentoid, 2 flattened ball beads, and 1 flattened double conoid. 5 gold pears (slender type) perforated at apex: 6 large gold double conoids and 10 small. A gold triangle consisting of 6 rows of minute ball beads, 2 lines of minute gold beads soldered together as above are both spacers, 1 for six the other for seven strings. 2 fluted gold ball beads and 1 fluted pear shaped bead. 8 minute gold ring beads. 26 carnelian lentoids. 5 carnelian bugle beads. 5 carnelian double conoids. 4 or 5 carnelian minute ring & ball beads. 2 lapis leaf shaped beads [drawing] thick in section. 7 lapis large double conoids. 32 lapis small double conoids. 2 ribbed conical lapis beads with a straight piece projecting from the base. 4 pear shaped lapis beads. About 50 smaller lapis beads, ring beads, ball beads, bugle beads, etc.

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