Shel wrote: "If you know something about jewelry perhaps you can suggest what the red
stone in this item may be. Coral comes to mind ... http://home.earthlink.net/~ebay-pics/turqpendant.jpg Shel" I'm a collector of southwestern native american jewelry. If the pendant is native american, especially older southwest, the red stone is most likely coral. I've never seen carnelian used in southwestern native american older jewelry. Though appearances can be deceiving it looks like coral to me - the carnelian I've seen usually has a more translucent quality. - John
