Carnelian
A variety of 'Chalcedony' [Quartz]
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About Carnelian
Formula:
SiO2
Name:
Although now the more common term, "carnelian" is a 16th-century corruption of the 14th-century word "cornelian" (and its associated orthographies corneline and cornalyn). Cornelian, cognate with similar words in several Romance languages, comes from the Mediaeval Latin corneolus, itself derived from the Latin word cornum, the cornel cherry, whose translucent red fruits resemble the stone. The Oxford English Dictionary calls "carnelian" a perversion of "cornelian," by subsequent analogy with the Latin word caro, carnis ("flesh"). (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnelian#Etymology)
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Mindat ID:
9333 (as Carnelian)
3337 (as Quartz)
3337 (as Quartz)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:9333:6 (as Carnelian)
mindat:1:1:3337:0 (as Quartz)
mindat:1:1:3337:0 (as Quartz)
Chemistry of Carnelian
Mindat Formula:
SiO2
Elements listed:
Synonyms of Carnelian
Other Language Names for Carnelian
Common Associates
Associations Based on Photo Data:
| 47 photos of Carnelian associated with Quartz | SiO2 |
| 41 photos of Carnelian associated with 'Agate' | SiO2 |
| 35 photos of Carnelian associated with 'Chalcedony' | SiO2 |
| 9 photos of Carnelian associated with Calcite | CaCO3 |
| 5 photos of Carnelian associated with Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| 4 photos of Carnelian associated with 'Petrified Wood' | |
| 3 photos of Carnelian associated with 'Bloodstone' | SiO2 |
| 3 photos of Carnelian associated with 'Jasper' | |
| 3 photos of Carnelian associated with 'Thunder Egg' | |
| 2 photos of Carnelian associated with 'Orbicular Jasper' |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Carnelian
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References for Carnelian
Reference List:
Localities for Carnelian
Showing 207 localities.
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The Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia | |
| Keith Compton personal collection |
| Chalmers (1961) |
| Peter Andersen collection |
| Bottrill et al. (2008) |
| McDougall (1959) |
| Birch et al. (1999) |
| Fetherston et al. (2013) |
| Fetherston et al. (2013) | |
| Fetherston et al. (2013) | |
| Gemstones of Western Australia +5 other references |
Austria | |
| Niedermayr et al. (1995) |
| Niedermayr et al. (1995) |
| R.Poeverlein (2016) |
| Spötl (1987) |
Botswana | |
Brazil | |
| Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959) |
| Mason (1976) | |
Bulgaria | |
| Marcus Voigt Collection |
| Marcus Voigt Collection |
Canada | |
| Traill (1983) |
| Frédéric Messier Leroux (2005 Field Observations) |
China | |
| Jiangping Mo et al. (1997) |
Czech Republic | |
| Pauliš |
| Duda |
| Dr. Fengl |
Egypt | |
| Harrell et al. (2004) +2 other references |
France | |
| Wittern et al. (1997) |
| Lukas (1978) +1 other reference |
| Hohl (1994) |
| Hohl (1994) |
| Paul De Bondt collection. |
| Hohl (1994) |
| Hohl (1994) | |
| Hohl (1994) |
| Hohl (1994) |
Germany | |
| Lapis 1980 (3) |
| Kaiser (1984) |
| www.mineralatlas.eu (n.d.) |
| - (n.d.) |
| Osann (1927) |
| Kanka (1985) |
| Hanneberg et al. (2009) +1 other reference |
| Weiß (1990) |
| Weiß (1990) |
| Walenta (1992) |
| Nickel et al. (1985) |
| Nickel et al. (1985) |
| Weiß (1990) |
| Klaus Ludwig Collection | |
| Müller (1984) |
| Weiß (1990) |
| Weiß (1990) |
| Weiß (1990) |
| Weiß (1990) |
| Thomas Kleser Collection |
| Schneider (1991) |
| Mason (1976) | |
| H. Vollstädt et al. (Dresden) |
| Wittern (2001) |
Greece | |
| Gaius Plinius Secundus (77–79) +5 other references |
Hungary | |
| Szakáll:Top. Min. Hun. |
| Szakáll: Topographia Mineralogica ... |
India | |
| Richard M. Pearl: "Minerals of India" |
| Fulljames |
Indonesia | |
| Karel Bal Collection |
Italy | |
| reprint +3 other references |
| Exel (1980) +1 other reference |
| Gaidon (1784) +1 other reference |
| Boscardin M. (1996) | |
Japan | |
| Michael Meder collection |
| Takehiro Touge collection |
Kazakhstan | |
| Абдуллин et al. (2013) |
Luxembourg | |
| Heinen (1996) |
| Maubeuge P.L. (1998) | |
Madagascar | |
| Michel Arliguie collection & photo (photo id 899066) |
| Specimens in the collection of Rock ... |
Mozambique | |
| Martins da Pedra collection & photo |
Namibia | |
| Cairncross et al. (2015) |
New Zealand | |
| sites.google.com (n.d.) |
| Jocelyn Thornton (1985) |
| Collection of RJ Martin |
Peru | |
| Hyrśl (2012) |
Poland | |
| Lis et al. (1986) |
| Collection of Museum of Univeristy of ... | |
| Lis et al. (1986) | |
| Rendschmidt F. (1846) |
| Lis et al. (1986) |
| Lis et al. (1986) |
| Lis et al. (1986) |
| Lehmann J.G. (1755) |
| Lis et al. (1986) |
| PALEOSTONE |
Portugal | |
| Martins de Pedra |
Romania | |
| Primics (1886) |
| Jude Radu (2010) |
Russia | |
| Polekhovsky et al. (2008) |
Serbia | |
| Miladinović et al. (2016) |
| Miladinović et al. (2016) |
Slovakia | |
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| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) | |
| Ďuďa (1993) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) | |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
South Africa | |
| Cairncross et al. (1995) |
| Cairncross et al. (1995) |
| Cairncross et al. (1995) |
| Cairncross et al. (1995) |
| Cairncross et al. (1995) | |
Sri Lanka | |
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Switzerland | |
| Stalder et al. (1998) |
| Stalder et al. (1998) |
UK | |
| Hogg (1825) |
| Rocks & Min.: 60 (1) |
| Mason (1976) | |
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Ukraine | |
| Volodymyr Manyuk (2008) |
United Arab Emirates | |
| Brunet et al. (n.d.) |
| Brunet et al. (n.d.) | |
Uruguay | |
USA | |
| Cook et al. (1982) |
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| Cristofono (n.d.) |
| Anthony et al. (1995) |
| Mason (1976) | |
| Pelletier | |
| Elder (2001) | |
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| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Dorothy M. Schlegal (1957) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Januzzi et al. (1976) |
| Moritz (n.d.) |
| Shepard (1837) |
| Robinson (1825) |
| Zeitner (1968) |
| Ransom (1974) | |
| Ransom (1974) |
| Smith et al. (2002) |
| Smith et al. (2002) |
| Ransom (1974) | |
| Ref: Earth Treasures Vol 4 |
| Earth Treasures Vol 4 |
| Earth Treasures Vol 4 |
| Earth Treasures Vol 4 |
| Ransom (1974) | |
| Ransom (1974) | |
| Jackson |
| Morrill and Hinckley |
| Morrill & Hinckley | |
| Jat Thompson Collection |
| Hitchcock (1858) |
| Ransom (1974) |
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| Christopher Wentzell |
| Christopher Wentzell collection | |
| Ransom (1974) |
| Ransom (1974) | |
| Collected- David S. Bernstein |
| Speiser (1978) +1 other reference | |
| Ransom (1974) | |
| Blyskal (2013) |
| Volkert et al. (2023) | |
| Northrop et al. (1996) |
| Northrop et al. (1996) | |
| Cristofono (n.d.) |
| Ransom (1974) |
| Ransom (1974) | |
| Ransom (1974) | |
| Ransom (1974) | |
| Ransom (1974) | |
| Zeitner (1968) | |
| Ransom (1974) | |
| Ransom (1974) |
| Ransom (1974) | |
| Dorothy M. Schlegal (1957) |
| Colburn (2004) |
| Ariel S Wall |
| Dorothy M. Schlegal (1957) |
| Ariel Duplant |
| Self-Collecting at the locality |
| Samuel S. Gordon +1 other reference |
| Gosse (1962) +2 other references |
| Miller (1971) |
| Roberts et al. (1965) |
| Ransom (1974) | |
| Paris (2011) |
| LapJourn. 16 (11) |
| www.austingemandmineral.org |
| www.omsinc.org (2008) | |
| Ransom (1974) | |
| Bixby Catalog of Utah Minerals 1902 |
| Bullock (1981) |
| Bruce Kelley Collection |
| Dake (1956) |
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| Tschabold (1963) |
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