carnelian

English

Carnelian (1)

Etymology

From cornelian, the red form named carneolus under the influence of Latin carneus (“fleshy”) because of its color.[1]

Noun

carnelian (countable and uncountable, plural carnelians)

(mineralogy) A hard, reddish brown chalcedony; used in jewelery,
- 1952 You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, carnelian, topaz, and jasper, chrysolite, beryl, and onyx, sapphire, carbuncle, and emerald; and wrought in gold were your settings and your engravings. On the day that you were created they were prepared. — Ezekiel 28:13 RSV.

Synonyms

cornelian

Translations

reddish brown chalcedony

Chinese:
Mandarin: 瑪 (zh), 玛 (zh) (mǎ), 紅瑪瑙 (zh), 红玛瑙 (zh) (hóngmǎnǎo)
Danish: karneol
Finnish: karneoli (fi)
French: cornaline (fr) f
German: Karneol m
Greek:
Ancient Greek: σάρδιον n (sárdion)
Italian: cornalina f
Latvian: karneols

Lithuanian: karneolis
Maori: tahakura, harariu
Middle English: corneline, cornalyn
Persian: بیجاده‎ (fa) (beyjāde)
Portuguese: cornalina f
Russian: карнео́л (ru) m (karneól)
Spanish: cornalina f
Swahili: akiki
Swedish: karneol
Tok Pisin: kanilian

Further reading

“Carnelian” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
“carnelian”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume III Seventh edition, revised by Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1962

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