Carnelian is a clear to translucent reddish-brown variety of chalcedony.  It may vary from a pale orange to an almost black coloration.  It has a mohs hardness of 6-7.  It is commonly found in India and Siberia.  

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
11563 (none) 1929,1017.257 (none) Beads. Gold, carnelian and lapis. Found loose together near PG 1068 & abut 300mm higher up.
11579 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Gold balls, very small; silver balls, silver diamonds, agate lentoids. 1 long carnelian bugle; 1 large agate two-eyed pendant.
11585 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Long bugles of gold, lapis and carnelian (one of the latter with bleached pattern) and ball heads of the same materials: for order see Field Notes.
11594 (none) (none) (none) Gold Frontlet. With this, 3 beads (2 copper balls and 1 big carnelian bugle), 2 silver earrings with lunate ends, and a copper reticule.
11702 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Lapis & carnelian bugles & lentoids forming a bracelet.
11717 (none) 1929,1017.246 (none) Beads. Silver lentoids & lapis & carnelian lentoids. Long slender gold double conoids & carnelian rings. (see Field Notes)
11718 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Lapis double conoids & 2 carnelians; also a pair of silver wire spiral coil earrings.
11728 30-12-561 (none) (none) Beads. A necklace formed of 17 gold tube beads with applique filigree decoration, 16 plain gold lentoids, 34 plain lapis lentoids, 1 large gold fluted ball, 2 ditto. lapis and a number of very small carnelian rings. For order see Field Notes.
11729 (none) (none) (none) Beads. String of lapis lentoids with 1 carnelian, 1 copper, & 1 silver bead.
11742B (none) 1929,1017.240 (none) Beads. Frontlet. Small gold ring pendants [A] (13) string on 3 rows of beads [B]: between each pair one very small lapis bead, one carnelian tubular bead, one very small lapis bead.
11743A 30-12-449 (none) (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743B (none) 1929,1017.265 (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743C (none) 1929,1017.266 (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743D (none) 1929,1017.267 (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743E (none) 1929,1017.268 (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743F (none) 1929,1017.269 (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743G (none) 1929,1017.270 (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743H (none) 1929,1017.271 (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743I (none) 1929,1017.272 (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743J (none) 1929,1017.273 (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743K (none) 1929,1017.274 (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743M (none) (none) (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743P 30-12-639 (none) (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11743S (none) (none) (none) Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).
11744A 30-12-629 (none) (none) Beads. String of minute beads, gold, lapis & carnelian, with gold spacers giving 3 rows.

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