Red Carnelian 6mm bead bracelet natural gemstone crystals

Red Carnelian is a beautiful translucent precious gemstone under the silica mineral chalcedony variety. Some believe that the red color, which is caused by hematite (iron oxide), symbolizes "the body". This gemstone rich, warm color often links it to projective, proactive energies associated with lions and fire. This gemstone is also very commonly used for gemstone carving because its a 6.5/7.0 on the Moh's hardness scale. Carnelian is known to symbolize health, luck and royalty.