Carnelian
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Carnelian is a natural gemstone with a Mohs hardness of 6.5–7, and its traditional symbolic meaning is “Courage & passion.”
Mohs hardness
6.5–7
Mineral group
Chalcedony
Color
Orange-red
MEANING
Courage & passion
LORE & HISTORY
A reddish-orange chalcedony colored by iron. Used for seals and amulets in ancient Egypt and Rome.
Same mineral group (Chalcedony)
※ Same mineral group means a shared crystal structure and composition (mineralogy).
Meanings and lore reflect widely known traditions and are not claims of effect. Hardness and mineral group are standard mineralogy — About our data