- Brand: Casa de plata
- Product Code: CSR-127
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Carnelian belongs to the quartz group of minerals, the second most abundant mineral group on earth. Although all quartz gemstone
share the same chemical composition of silicon dioxide, they are
classified into two distinct branches based on crystal formation:
Macrocrystalline quartz and cryptocrystalline quartz. Carnelian belongs
to the cryptocrystalline branch of quartz. Cryptocrystalline, also
referred to as chalcedony quartz, includes a variety of other gemstones
including agate, onyx and jasper. Carnelian is classified by its
distinct color and is defined as a red-orange to brownish-red variety of
chalcedony quartz. Carnelian obtains its color through iron impurities
that form within colorless quartz crystal.