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carnelian

yellow-red chalcedony variety, used as a semi-precious gemstone
ChemicalSubstance mineral_variety Q324369
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Summary

carnelian is a mineral variety[1]. carnelian draws 7,509 Wikipedia views per month (mineral variety category, ranking #13 of 73).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: chalcedony[3], gemstone[4]
  • Commons category: Carnelian[5]
  • Streak color: white[6]
  • Crystal system: trigonal crystal system[7]
  • Mohs' hardness: 7[8]
  • Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for carnelian include carnelian[11], a color[12].

Why It Matters

carnelian has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] carnelian is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Entities named for carnelian include carnelian[11], a color[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → chalcedony, gemstone
    Described by source → Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Aliases → —
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