STONEPEDIA / NATURAL STONE
Carnelian
Gemstone · Brazil
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GEOLOGICAL REFERENCE REGIONBrazil
Rio Grande do Sul · Ametista do Sul
-27.36°, -53.18° · View on globe ↗What makes it distinct
Iron-colored microcrystalline quartz produces a warm translucent gem surface.
Selection & use
Verify provenance, natural percentage, treatments, resin, backing and lighting conditions.
Collector furniture, backlit bars and protected feature walls
Most architectural gemstone slabs are hand-assembled composites, not monolithic rock.
Geology & trade names
Orange-red chalcedony assembled into architectural panels
Carnelian