- Brand: Casa de plata
- Product Code: CSR-48
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Carnelian also referred to as 'cornelian', was thought to have been named after
the color of the cornel cherry. Carnelian may often be confused with 'sard',
a darker, brownish variety of chalcedony quartz. Since there is no
clear distinction between sard and carnelian, many specimens may be
correctly identified as both. Carnelian is also one of the many
gemstones classified as Carbuncle is a term that was originally used to refer only to red garnet, but nowadays, the name can be used in reference to any red cut gemstone. Recently, natural carnelian has become extremely rare and in order to keep up with demand, many carnelian stones are actually agate stones that have been dyed and or heated to obtain their carnelian-like colors.