Stone: Red Chalcedony Color: Translucent to transparent bright red, orange, gold, and yellow Approximate size & shape of
chips: 1/4"; thin, sharp
50 Stone Chip Beads
For the jewelry-maker or beading enthusiast, here are 50 beads made of Red Chalcedony chips. Chips are the small leftovers from tumbled stones or shells, with holes drilled through them.
Mix them with other stone beads and metallic spacers for endless possibilities.
[Please allow for natural variations in the stones.]
This looks an awful lot like Carnelian.
It basically is. Any stone made of crystalline Quartz falls into any of these groups: Chalcedony, Carnelian, Onyx, Agate. The markings are what distinguish one type of gem from another.
