Carnelian is a stone found in nature as fine crystalline varieties of quartz rock. It owes its intense colour to admixtures of iron minerals, mainly hematite and goethite. They are distributed irregularly in the stone structure, which sometimes causes the formation of colourful bands in many shades of orange and brown.
Carnelian is called the "stone of courage" because it strongly influences our centre of activity in every sphere of life, especially relations with the opposite sex. It can be said that it even stimulates the appetite for life.
