Egyptian Mummies were adorned with carnelian, representing the strength of Horus, the Sun God and are mentioned several times in the bible as gemstones of Aaron’s breastplate and the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The Sumerian Queen Pu Abi of Mesopotamia was buried in a robe of gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian. Rest assured if any of our carnelian gemstones have been treated we will pass that information onto you.Īs one of the most antiquated processed gemstones in human history, Carnelian has an illustrious spiritual connection to us all. They all share some color similarities but generally Carnelian (sometimes called Cornelian) is the evenly colored orange version with a golden yellow to reddish brown range.Ĭarnelian is a very reasonably priced gemstone and they are all similar in price no matter the color but the brighter red colors followed by reddish orange are the most sought after so will be valued just a little higher than the paler colors.Ĭolors can be enhanced by heat treatment or by dyeing other forms of chalcedony quartz so check wherever you may be buying your carnelian. Sard, Agate, Jasper and Carnelian are all members of the Chalcedony Quartz family. As it gets closer to brown it can be referred to as Sard and if there is a mix of orange, red and brown within the same gemstone we might call it jasper. Iron impurities give this quartz its orange coloring and it ranges all the way from light golden yellows to almost red hues.

Onyx gemstone colors