carnelian
- n a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony
- Two badly decomposed skeletons nearby, one wearing a carnelian necklace, were presumed to be those of servants.
- The Iranian native's beetle pin ($945) makes a quirky statement with a chalcedony body and carnelian, lapis and emerald accents.
- When he died in 1416, aged 76, the duke's still vast residue of treasure was inventoried, scattered and sold; the carved carnelian spoons and the gold-mounted rock-crystal .