Carnelian Round Bead Strand

The round carnelian beads on this strand feature a bold, bright red-orange color and are ideal for necklace and bracelet designs. Round beads are a staple of strung designs and look great when strung on their own to create a simple strand, used individually as separators or accent beads or combined with other shapes and sizes of beads in more complex earrings and anklets—combine them with complementary-color stones to create complex designs as well as matched sets. Carnelian is a type of chalcedony with a semi-opaque to translucent reddish-orange color. Its color comes from its iron oxide content, and stones may present a uniform color or be faintly banded. Its name comes from the Latin "cornum," meaning cherry, due to resemblance of its color to that fruit; carnelian is reputed in folklore to engender eloquence in its wearers. Ready to string, this package contains one temporarily strung 15"–16" strand.