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Carnelian

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MGR674701

Carnelian

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Description
Locality: 
Manerinerina Commune, Boeny, Madagascar
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 4.7 × 2.4 cm
Description

A naturally rounded sample of quartz var. karneol. The first photo shows the speciemn with minor backlight and expose the wonderful orange color. There are no internal cracks, so this is remarkable quality for Karneol in this dimension. The second photo shows the specimen under daylight.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Carnelian

Variety Of: 

Chalcedony

Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Hardness: 
0.0