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Carnelian

A variety of 'Chalcedony' [Quartz]
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About CarnelianHide

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Formula:
SiO2
Name:
Although now the more common term, "carnelian" is a 16th-century corruption of the 14th-century word "cornelian" (and its associated orthographies corneline and cornalyn). Cornelian, cognate with similar words in several Romance languages, comes from the Mediaeval Latin corneolus, itself derived from the Latin word cornum, the cornel cherry, whose translucent red fruits resemble the stone. The Oxford English Dictionary calls "carnelian" a perversion of "cornelian," by subsequent analogy with the Latin word caro, carnis ("flesh"). (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnelian#Etymology)
A reddish variety of chalcedony.




Unique IdentifiersHide

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Mindat ID:
9333 (as Carnelian)
3337 (as Quartz)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:9333:6 (as Carnelian)
mindat:1:1:3337:0 (as Quartz)

Chemistry of CarnelianHide

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Mindat Formula:
SiO2
Element Weights:
Element% weight
O53.257 %
Si46.744 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Synonyms of CarnelianHide

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Other Language Names for CarnelianHide

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Finnish:Karneoli
French:Cornaline
Italian:Corniola
Latvian:Karneols
Polish:Karneol
Portuguese:Cornalina
Slovak:Karneol
Spanish:Carneola
Turkish:Akik

Common AssociatesHide

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Associations Based on Photo Data:
47 photos of Carnelian associated with QuartzSiO2
40 photos of Carnelian associated with 'Agate'SiO2
34 photos of Carnelian associated with 'Chalcedony'SiO2
9 photos of Carnelian associated with CalciteCaCO3
5 photos of Carnelian associated with AragoniteCaCO3
4 photos of Carnelian associated with 'Petrified Wood'
3 photos of Carnelian associated with 'Bloodstone'SiO2
3 photos of Carnelian associated with 'Jasper'
3 photos of Carnelian associated with 'Thunder Egg'
2 photos of Carnelian associated with 'Orbicular Jasper'

Other InformationHide

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Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for CarnelianHide

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Localities for CarnelianHide

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Showing 207 localities.

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(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia
  • New South Wales
    • Cumberland County
      • Otford
Keith Compton personal collection
    • Jamison Co.
Chalmers (1961)
  • Tasmania
    • Glamorgan Spring Bay municipality
Peter Andersen collection
    • Hobart city
Bottrill et al. (2008)
    • Southern Midlands municipality
      • Bagdad
McDougall (1959)
  • Victoria
    • Cardinia Shire
Birch et al. (1999)
  • Western Australia
    • East Pilbara Shire
      • Marble Bar
Fetherston et al. (2013)
Fetherston et al. (2013)
Fetherston et al. (2013)
    • Meekatharra Shire
      • Bulloo Downs Station
Gemstones of Western Australia +5 other references
Austria
  • Carinthia
    • Klagenfurt-Land District
      • Feistritz im Rosental
Niedermayr et al. (1995)
      • Ferlach
        • Waidisch
Niedermayr et al. (1995)
  • Salzburg
    • Zell am See District
      • Leogang
        • Hütten
          • Schwarzleograben
            • Schwarzleo mining district
R.Poeverlein (2016)
  • Upper Austria
    • Gmunden District
      • Hallstatt
Spötl (1987)
Botswana
Brazil
  • Paraná
    • Foz do Iguaçu
Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959)
Mason (1976)
Bulgaria
  • Burgas Province
    • Pomorie Municipality
Marcus Voigt Collection
  • Kardzhali Province
    • Kardzhali Municipality
      • Vishegrad
Marcus Voigt Collection
Canada
  • Ontario
    • Thunder Bay District
Traill (1983)
  • Québec
    • Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine
      • La Haute-Gaspésie RCM
Frédéric Messier Leroux (2005 Field Observations)
China
  • Xinjiang
    • Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
      • Xinyuan Co. (Künes Co.)
        • Awulale Fe ore field
Jiangping Mo et al. (1997)
Czech Republic
  • Liberec Region
    • Semily District
      • Lomnice nad Popelkou
Pauliš
      • Radostná pod Kozákovem
Duda
  • Ústí nad Labem Region
    • Chomutov District
      • Místo
Dr. Fengl
Egypt
  • Aswan Governorate
    • Tushka
Harrell et al. (2004) +2 other references
France
  • Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
    • Haute-Saône
      • Lure
        • Esmoulières
          • Saphoz
Wittern et al. (1997)
  • Brittany
    • Côtes-d'Armor
      • Guingamp
        • Paimpol
Lukas (1978) +1 other reference
  • Grand Est
    • Bas-Rhin
      • Molsheim
        • Schirmeck
Hohl (1994)
    • Haut-Rhin
      • Colmar-Ribeauvillé
        • Bergheim
Hohl (1994)
        • Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
Paul De Bondt collection.
      • Thann-Guebwiller
        • Lautenbach
Hohl (1994)
Hohl (1994)
    • Vosges
      • Épinal
        • La Bresse
Hohl (1994)
      • Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
        • Gérardmer
Hohl (1994)
Germany
  • Baden-Württemberg
    • Freiburg Region
      • Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
        • Sulzburg
Lapis 1980 (3)
      • Ortenaukreis
        • Oberwolfach
Kaiser (1984)
        • Seelbach
          • Schuttertal
            • Schweighausen
www.mineralatlas.eu (n.d.)
      • Rottweil
- (n.d.)
      • Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis
        • Königsfeld im Schwarzwald
Osann (1927)
      • Waldshut
        • Albbruck
          • Unteralpfen
Kanka (1985)
        • Waldshut-Tiengen
          • Detzeln
Hanneberg et al. (2009) +1 other reference
    • Karlsruhe Region
      • Baden-Baden
        • Iberg (Yberg)
Weiß (1990)
        • Leisberg
Weiß (1990)
      • Calw
Walenta (1992)
      • Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
        • Heiligkreuzsteinach
          • Lampenhain
Nickel et al. (1985)
        • Schriesheim
Nickel et al. (1985)
  • Bavaria
    • Upper Franconia
      • Kronach District
        • Kronach City
Weiß (1990)
Klaus Ludwig Collection
      • Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge
        • Wunsiedel
          • Schönbrunn
F. Müller: "Bayerns steinreiche Ecke" (1984)
    • Upper Palatinate
      • Neustadt an der Waldnaab District
        • Weiherhammer
          • Kaltenbrunn
Weiß (1990)
  • Hesse
    • Darmstadt
      • Darmstadt-Dieburg
        • Roßdorf
Weiß (1990)
      • Main-Kinzig-Kreis
        • Hanau
Weiß (1990)
  • Rhineland-Palatinate
    • Südliche Weinstraße
      • Annweiler am Trifels
        • Waldhambach
Weiß (1990)
  • Saarland
    • Merzig-Wadern
      • Merzig
        • Perl
Thomas Kleser Collection
    • Saarbrücken
      • Fechingen
Schneider (1991)
Mason (1976)
    • Zwickau District
H. Vollstädt et al. (Dresden)
  • Thuringia
    • Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District
      • Unterwellenborn
Wittern (2001)
Greece
  • Ionian Islands
    • Lefkada
Gaius Plinius Secundus (77–79) +5 other references
Hungary
  • Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
    • Szerencs District
      • Legyesbénye
Szakáll:Top. Min. Hun.
      • Monok
Szakáll: Topographia Mineralogica ...
India
  • Gujarat
    • Bharuch District
      • Zaghadia (Jhagadia)
Richard M. Pearl: "Minerals of India"
    • Narmada District
Fulljames
Indonesia
  • East Java Province
    • Pacitan Regency
Karel Bal Collection
Italy
  • Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
    • Trento Province
      • Canazei
reprint +3 other references
      • Mazzin
Exel (1980) +1 other reference
  • Veneto
    • Vicenza Province
Gaidon (1784) +1 other reference
Boscardin et al. (1996)
Japan
  • Hokkaidō Prefecture
    • Hiyama Subprefecture
      • Setana District
Michael Meder collection
  • Ibaraki Prefecture
    • Hitachiōmiya City
Takehiro Touge collection
Kazakhstan
  • Aktobe Region
    • Kobda District
Абдуллин et al. (2013)
Luxembourg
  • Canton Redange
    • Redange-sur-Attert
Heinen (1996)
Maubeuge P.L. (1998)
Madagascar
  • Androy
    • Beloha District
Michel Arliguie collection & photo (photo id 899066)
  • Boeny
    • Ambato-Boeni
      • Manerinerina Commune
Specimens in the collection of Rock ...
Mozambique
  • Maputo Province
    • Matutuíne District
Martins da Pedra collection & photo
Namibia
  • Kunene Region
    • Opuwo Rural
Cairncross et al. (2015)
New Zealand
  • Otago Region
    • Moeraki
sites.google.com (n.d.)
  • Waikato Region
    • Thames-Coromandel District
      • Coromandel Peninsula
Jocelyn Thornton (1985)
        • Whitianga
Collection of RJ Martin
Peru
  • Huancavelica
    • Huancavelica Province
      • Ascencion District
        • Yauricocha Parish
Hyrśl (2012)
Poland
  • Lower Silesian Voivodeship
    • Kamienna Góra County
      • Gmina Kamienna Góra
        • Czadrów
Lis et al. (1986)
Collection of Museum of Univeristy of ...
Lis et al. (1986)
    • Lwówek Śląski County
      • Gmina Lubomierz
        • Pławna Dolna
Rendschmidt F. (1846)
      • Gmina Lwówek Śląski
Lis et al. (1986)
    • Wałbrzych County
      • Gmina Czarny Bór
Lis et al. (1986)
      • Gmina Mieroszów
Lis et al. (1986)
    • Ząbkowice Śląskie County
      • Gmina Ciepłowody
Lehmann J.G. (1755)
    • Zgorzelec County
      • Gmina Pieńsk
Lis et al. (1986)
  • Opole Voivodeship
PALEOSTONE
Portugal
  • Lisbon
    • Sintra
      • Queluz e Belas
Martins de Pedra
Romania
  • Hunedoara County
    • Balșa
Primics (1886)
  • Maramureș County
    • Șișești
      • Șurdești village
Jude Radu (2010)
Russia
  • Republic of Karelia
    • Pitkyarantsky District
      • Pitkyaranta mining district
        • Salmi
Polekhovsky et al. (2008)
Serbia
  • Central Serbia
    • Moravica District
      • Čačak
Miladinović et al. (2016)
      • Gornji Milanovac
Miladinović et al. (2016)
Slovakia
  • Banská Bystrica Region
    • Banská Štiavnica District
    • Žiar nad Hronom District
Koděra (1986)
      • Hliník nad Hronom
Koděra (1986)
Koděra (1986)
      • Kremnica
Ďuďa (1993)
Koděra (1986)
      • Slaská
Koděra (1986)
South Africa
  • Limpopo
    • Vhembe District Municipality
      • Musina Local Municipality
Cairncross et al. (1995)
  • North West
    • Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality
      • Ditsobotla Local Municipality
Cairncross et al. (1995)
  • Northern Cape
    • Frances Baard District Municipality
      • Sol Plaatje Local Municipality
Cairncross et al. (1995)
    • Pixley ka Seme District Municipality
      • Siyathemba Local Municipality
Cairncross et al. (1995)
Cairncross et al. (1995)
Sri Lanka
  • Sabaragamuwa Province
    • Ratnapura District
Switzerland
  • Jura
    • Delémont
      • Boécourt
Stalder et al. (1998)
      • Haute-Sorne
        • Courfaivre
Stalder et al. (1998)
UK
  • England
    • Cornwall
      • Porthleven
Hogg (1825)
      • St Just
        • Botallack
          • Botallack Mine
Rocks & Min.: 60 (1)
Mason (1976)
    • Angus
      • Montrose
        • Usan
    • Fife
Ukraine
  • Crimea
    • Feodosia area
Volodymyr Manyuk (2008)
United Arab Emirates
  • Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah
Brunet et al. (n.d.)
Brunet et al. (n.d.)
Uruguay
USA
  • Alabama
    • Blount County
Cook et al. (1982)
  • Arizona
    • Navajo County
Cristofono (n.d.)
    • Pima County
      • Empire Mountains
        • Empire Mining District
Anthony et al. (1995)
Mason (1976)
Pelletier
Elder (2001)
    • San Luis Obispo County
  • Colorado
    • Douglas County
Eckel et al. (1997)
    • El Paso County
      • Colorado Springs
Dorothy M. Schlegal (1957)
    • Elbert County
Eckel et al. (1997)
    • Grand County
Eckel et al. (1997)
    • Jefferson County
Eckel et al. (1997)
  • Connecticut
    • Fairfield County
Januzzi et al. (1976)
    • Litchfield County
Moritz (n.d.)
      • Torrington
Shepard (1837)
    • New Haven County
Robinson (1825)
  • Florida
    • Hillsborough County
      • Tampa
        • Tampa Bay
Zeitner (1968)
Ransom (1974)
  • Georgia
Ransom (1974)
  • Iowa
Smith et al. (2002)
    • Henry County
Smith et al. (2002)
Ransom (1974)
  • Louisiana
    • Bienville Parish
Ref: Earth Treasures Vol 4
    • East Baton Rouge Parish
Earth Treasures Vol 4
    • East Feliciana Parish
Earth Treasures Vol 4
    • Evangeline Parish
Earth Treasures Vol 4
Ransom (1974)
Ransom (1974)
  • Maine
Jackson
    • Washington County
      • Perry
Morrill and Hinckley
Morrill & Hinckley
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore County
      • Windsor Mill
Jat Thompson Collection
  • Massachusetts
    • Franklin County
Hitchcock (1858)
  • Michigan
Ransom (1974)
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
    • Humboldt County
Christopher Wentzell
Christopher Wentzell collection
  • New Jersey
Ransom (1974)
Ransom (1974)
    • Somerset County
      • Warren Township
Collected- David S. Bernstein
Speiser (1978) +1 other reference
Ransom (1974)
    • Union County
Blyskal (2013)
Volkert et al. (2023)
  • New Mexico
    • Cibola County
Northrop et al. (1996)
Northrop et al. (1996)
    • Luna County
Cristofono (n.d.)
  • North Carolina
Ransom (1974)
Ransom (1974)
Ransom (1974)
Ransom (1974)
Ransom (1974)
Zeitner (1968)
Ransom (1974)
  • Ohio
Ransom (1974)
Ransom (1974)
  • Oregon
    • Clatsop County
Dorothy M. Schlegal (1957)
    • Crook County
Colburn (2004)
    • Lane County
Ariel S Wall
    • Lincoln County
Dorothy M. Schlegal (1957)
    • Linn County
      • Chandler Mountain
Ariel Duplant
  • Pennsylvania
    • Delaware County
      • Township of Marple
Self-Collecting at the locality
    • Lancaster County
      • Fulton Township
Samuel S. Gordon +1 other reference
  • Rhode Island
    • Kent County
Gosse (1962) +2 other references
    • Newport County
Miller (1971)
  • South Dakota
    • Jackson County
Roberts et al. (1965)
Ransom (1974)
  • Tennessee
    • Bedford County
Paris (2011)
    • Coffee County
LapJourn. 16 (11)
  • Texas
    • Brewster County
      • Alpine
www.austingemandmineral.org
www.omsinc.org (2008)
Ransom (1974)
  • Utah
    • Grand County
Bixby Catalog of Utah Minerals 1902
    • Juab County
      • Thomas Range
Bullock (1981)
  • Washington
    • Cowlitz County
Bruce Kelley Collection
    • Klickitat County
      • Warwick
Dake (1956)
    • Lewis County
      • Logan Hill
      • Toledo
    • Thurston County
Tschabold (1963)
  • West Virginia
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