Carnelian is the orange to red variety of Chalcedony named from the latin “carneus”(made of flesh) due to its coloration. In reality vegetarians needn’t worry,there is nothing meaty about Carnelian,as its oranges and red are caused by iron oxide.
Carnelian
Symbolically,The Romans regarded darker Carnelian as masculine and lighter Carnelian as feminine.Carnelian is also a gem with deep religious and spiritual connections featuring in Egyptian,Tibetan,Buddhist and Christian traditions.Muslims also term Carnelian as the Mecca Stone because Muhammed used an engraved Carnelian silver ring as a seal.
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