About this Mala: 8mm Carnelian Mala Prayer Beads, with turquoise and silver markers, finished with an adjustable snakeknot and carnelian adornments. About Carnelian: Carnelian is a brownish-red to orange variety of chalcedony Quartz, colored by trace amounts of iron. Carnelian is one of the oldest traded gemstones, used for commerce and jewelry, and dates back to ancient Egypt. The most significant sources of Carnelian can be found in Brazil, Uruguay, India, Madagascar, and the United…