Carnelian admired by Moslems, because Mohammed himself
wore a silver ring/seal set with an engraved carnelian.
Napoleon I, while on a campaign in Egypt, picked up an fabulous
octagonal carnelian, upon which was engraving: "The Slave
Abraham Relying Upon The Merciful God."
Carnelian is a reddish variety of quartz,
a translucent to opaque and moderately hard. In antique jewelry
carnelian lends itself to engraving (ring sand cameos). It
is a relatively inexpensive stone with great warmth and beauty.
The wearing of
carnelian is recommended to those who have a weak voice or
are timid in speech, for the warm-colored stone will give
them the courage they lack so that they will speak both boldly
and well," reports G. E Kunz, well known gemologist and
historian.
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