CARNELIAN
Carnelian slice from Brazil
Semiprecious gemstone variety of chalcedony consisting of quartz (silica) with iron impurities, which give it a translucent red colour.
Hardness: 7 Other characteristics
| Favoured by romantics to enhance sexual energy. It was reputed to guard against infertility and impotence. It concentrates the mind of those with vague and impractical thoughts. Protects against envy, fear, rage, and sorrow in the emotional self. Adds love to emotional imbalances. Healing: arthritis, rheumatism, neuralgia, cuts. |
From the Aberdeen Bestiary Project
Its virtue is this: it quenches the anger of people in dispute, and it staunches blood flowing from any part of the body.