Monday, January 2, 2012

The Use of Carnelian in Fashion Jewelry

Carnelian is a very interesting orange-brown gemstone that is quite popular in the originate and making ready of fashion jewelry. It is typically ready with a cabochon cut (a plane rounded cut) in order to bring out the natural elegance and color patterns of the stone. In some cases, beads are subjected to a facet-cut in order to promote sparkle in the gemstone. Cabochons in oval and pear shapes are quite common. The gemstones are cut, ground, polished and drilled if necessary, and used to make a wide range of jewelry together with earrings, necklaces, and pendants. The stone is sometimes heat-treated in order to heighten its color. In some cases, the beads are also dyed in order to modify the stone color.

This stone has been mentioned in Arabic, Hebrew, and Roman folklore. These civilizations believed that it protected the wearer in the after-life, and from evil spirits. Ancient Egyptians in singular believed that items made of this stone should be buried along with the corpse in order to protect the corpse in the afterlife. Carved carnelian necklaces were found with any mummies in Egypt. This stone has also been popular with European and Asian civilizations. As with most gemstones, there is some belief that it provides relief against some curative conditions together with bleeding and back pain.

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Carnelian is a chalcedony and is a form of quartz. The orange-brown color is due to iron impurities within the quartz matrix. It is penetrative or semi-opaque, and lacks a confident crystalline texture. It has a definite gravity of about 2.7 and a hardness of about 7. As a form of quartz, this gemstone is found roughly world-wide. Some of the largest finds have been reported in Brazil, Uruguay, India and Japan. Smaller finds have been reported on Texas, Colorado, and Florida.

The Use of Carnelian in Fashion Jewelry
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