uncommon
carnelian
a variety of chalcedony · lights up from inside
this one came off the chart · the page stays up for the people still holding one
The tell
Sunlight through the thin edge. Carnelian lights up a warm orange-red from the inside. Jasper does not.
Carnelian is chalcedony, so it is the same family as agate. A carnelian with bands IS an agate.
What it gets mistaken for
The facts
- also calleda variety of chalcedony (SiO2) · banded, it is an agate
- ageage varies
- where it turns upSuperior shore best ยท float south
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