This Carnelian Natural is a high quality product suitable for fine jewelry and collectors. The oval cabochon shape gives it an intense sparkle and smooth texture that highlights the stone's red-orange color. This colour is rare and appealing and is associated with energy, passion and creativity. The 7.90x5.90 mm size is ideal for mounting on rings, earrings or pendants. It has a weight of 1.30 carats The clarity of the stone is excellent as well as good clarity, with no visible inclusions to affect its appearance or properties. The stone is untreated, preserving its natural state and authenticity. The origin of the stone is India, a country renowned for its richness and diversity of gemstones.
Carnelian is a variety of chalcedony, part of the quartz family. It is a semi-precious stone prized for its distinctive colour, which ranges from light orange to deep red with shades of yellow and brown. It is a cryptocrystalline silicate mineral, i.e. it has a fine crystalline structure, which gives it a translucent or opaque appearance, depending on the quality of the stone.