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Noun: cornelian  kor'neel-yun
  1. A translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony
    "She wore a necklace with a beautiful cornelian pendant";
    - carnelian

Derived forms: cornelians

Type of: calcedony [archaic], chalcedony

Encyclopedia: Cornelian