Carnelian Round Pendant (with chain) 8a5e4ac4775340836854b9a09f1cf66b Carved by TJM

Carved by TJM

It is becoming more difficult to find three dimensional pine cone fossils

where silicates bond with the cellulose structure of the wood

referred to as druzy quartz embedded within itself

Carnelian Round Pendant (with chain) 8a5e4ac4775340836854b9a09f1cf66b Carved by TJMCarnelian is one of the oldest minerals that has been used as a gemstone. The brownish red to orange red color exhibited by Carnelian is due to trace amounts of iron during its formation. Carnelian is a chalcedony ( cryptocrystalline quartz), similarly to agate with a hardness of 6. 5 7 on the mohs scale. However, Carnelian doesn't show the same type of banding as agate and the color is softer in appearance. Metaphysically, Carnelian is associated