The orange stone is sometimes referred to as carnelian agate as, held up to the light, it exhibits the parallel banding typical of agates. From Wordnik.com. [WalesOnline - Home] Reference
The carnelian is a siliceous stone and a species of chalcedony. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon] Reference
Agates of the finest types, such as carnelian and sard, come principally from Brazil and from India. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
The Sacral chakra, on top of the pelvis, matches the color orange, as in crystals such as carnelian, sunstone or calcite. From Wordnik.com. [The Jakarta Post Breaking News] Reference
He did give me a ring once, but 'twas nothing but carnelian. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
When it came to carnelian, however, it was a different story. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Hierakonpolis - Hierakonpolis 2009 - Field Note 3] Reference
Semiprecious gems lay scattered; carnelian, amethyst, chalcedony. From Wordnik.com. [Kushiel's Avatar]
Suspended from each necklace is a heart amulet, also of carnelian. From Wordnik.com. [Egyptian Statue Found] Reference
A carnelian bracelet cuff one time, a choker with lapis lazuli beads another. From Wordnik.com. [A Thousand Splendid Suns]
Small, sharply pointed instrument to make holes in fabric or leather. carnelian. From Wordnik.com. [The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference] Reference
Hitoshi has also worked in India, where carnelian beads are still made by hand. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Hierakonpolis - Hierakonpolis 2009 - Field Note 3] Reference
A bouquet of Nigerian trade beads is next, and several carnelian-tipped arrows. From Wordnik.com. [Sweet Sultan] Reference
He held out to Val a chain of gold mesh ending in a carnelian carved into a seal. From Wordnik.com. [Ralestone Luck] Reference
Drilling the carnelian worked about as well as the polishing, which means not at all!. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Hierakonpolis - Hierakonpolis 2009 - Field Note 3] Reference
One is all diamonds; others are all emeralds or sapphires, rubies, coral or carnelian. From Wordnik.com. [A Storehouse of Riches] Reference
I placed carnelian from the tips of my fingers to the tips of my toes, for letting go. From Wordnik.com. [madrigle Diary Entry] Reference
So far I have found carnelian, citrine, bloodstone, jasper and a bunch of other things. From Wordnik.com. [kaboom Diary Entry] Reference
Flint microdrills were used to perforate the beads; the one shown here is of carnelian. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Hierakonpolis - Narmer's Temple: Week 1 Artifacts] Reference
Dragging out the top garment, he found it was decorated with gold wire, amber, and carnelian. From Wordnik.com. [Shield of Thunder]
I got nowhere on the carnelian but managed to make deep furrows in the soft sandstone instead. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Hierakonpolis - Hierakonpolis 2009 - Field Note 3] Reference
Many talismans were offered to us, set very neatly in blood-stone, carnelian, and lapis lazuli. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833] Reference
She was of less than medium height, with eyes that were carnelian-brown instead of blue or green. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Torc]
At Troy, giant stone walls protected the owners of ornate carnelian, gold and lapis lazuli jewelry. From Wordnik.com. [When The Comet Flew Through Ancient Evenings] Reference
I went up till I stood before her, and saw her face like painted ivory, set with eyes of dark carnelian. From Wordnik.com. [The King Must Die]
The ivory, gold and carnelian that make up the White Star have a market value of about a hundred dollars. From Wordnik.com. [Angels and Outlaws]
The color of the outer stone was too deep to be carnelian, too light to be garnet, and too opaque to be ruby. From Wordnik.com. [Watcher 3] Fire Watcher]
Mediæval rosaries were generally composed of beads of coral or carnelian, and often of gold and pearls as well. From Wordnik.com. [Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance] Reference
There were golden torques and wristbands, brooches of silver and lapis lazuli, rings set with carnelian and emerald. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of the Silver Bow]
Much of the jewelry was Egyptian in make, rich with faience, beryl, carnelian, sard, onyx, lapis lazuli and turquoise. From Wordnik.com. [Fortune's Favorites]
Installing the carnelian blank carefully into its sandstone holder, I tried to bore it with the flint microdrill tool. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Hierakonpolis - Hierakonpolis 2009 - Field Note 3] Reference
Vosges, Odenwald and Lorraine very generally contain strings of dolomite and carnelian -- the so-called "Carneol bank.". From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference
She wore not one, but many kinds of jewels, and her anklets and armlets tinkled with fringes of cats and hawks in carnelian. From Wordnik.com. [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference
Two of the children wear necklaces made of carnelian set in the limestone (the necklace worn by the third child is now missing). From Wordnik.com. [Egyptian Statue Found] Reference
Materials include: turquoise, carnelian, gold, faience, clay and lapis lazuli some carved into the shape of flies and seashells. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Hierakonpolis - Hierakonpolis 2009 - Field Note 3] Reference
The inexorable march of night sapped the volatile brilliance, and subdued the fiery tones to sanguine shades of carmine and carnelian. From Wordnik.com. [The Mammoth Hunters]
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