Carnelian Madagascar Polished Stone

Carnelian Madagascar Polished Stone (shop SKU VCRG) is offered as a crystal online and at the bookshop on West 14th Street.

Carnelian is a reddish-orange to brownish-red variety of chalcedony, often translucent, and is frequently tumbled or left as a pebble. In crystal traditions, carnelian is associated with vitality and with motivation. Those ideas belong to folklore and personal practice, not to any medical claim.

Natural stones vary in color, clarity, and shape, so the piece you receive will have its own character even when the weight, grade, or size is listed. The title gives the origin as Madagascar.

• SKU: VCRG

Find it at Namaste Bookshop, 2 West 14th Street, a short walk from Union Square in Manhattan, or order it online.