Talk:Carnelian

message: Isn't this illustration really wrong, this is a mineral and the picture is not of the mineral, just a seal impression of a seal made of that mineral.Moheroy 02:53, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Carnelian is an uncommon gemstone. remember that there is the gemology world out there as well, and this article just as well applies to gems as to minerals. You are looking at the article from ONE POV. SauliH 16:31, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: illustration

message: Is an RGB value (#B31B1B) for carnelian red appropriate here? Aintaer 06:51, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  RGB for Carnelian Red 

message: Please can someone give an idea of size, such as a scale bar. This is very basic stuff. Not including these is bad practice and makes the images of very little value. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.153.64.39 (talk • contribs) 
:I have answered here. Best regards Rhanyeia 12:35, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Images

message: Hey guys - this bit seems hokey:
"Carnelian, sometimes spelled cornelian, is a red or reddish-brown variant of chalcedony. The word is derived from the Latin word meaning horn, in reference to the flesh color sometimes exhibited."
Two different etymologies have been spliced together here, resulting in a non sequitur.  The first spelling, carnelian, suggests "flesh" (as in *carn*ivore).  The second, cornelian, suggests "horn" (as in uni*corn*).  Both are perfectly plausible theories, but I don't see how the word can be derived from both simultaneously (i.e., "from the Latin word meaning horn, in reference to the flesh color").  Or am I being dumb?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.132.195.144 (talk) 16:55, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Carnelian is readily understood by speakers of latinate languages to imply that the stone resembles raw meat, or flesh. The OED supports this assertion.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:6AE5:2510:0:0:0:24 (talk) 02:15, 10 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Hokey etymology

message: What does Hackley mean? I looked at the images and I am guessing that it refers to the black veins that seem more pronounced.  Yet, I searched via google and could not find a definition for the word "Hackley" except that some university uses it as their name.  Thank you very much for your time, and energy.
::--Spike (talk) 21:14, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Part of the problem is you are using the worng spelling,  the correct term is "hackly" without the "e".  the definition is: A type of fracture resembling broken metal, exhibiting sharp, jagged surfaces.--Kevmin (talk) 21:56, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

text: Hackly fracture - jagged fracture with sharp edges, from Klein & Hurlbut, Manual of Mineralogy 20th ed, p.202. I assume the old 11th ed Britanica used the "ey" spelling. Vsmith (talk) 22:02, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Are you sure this isn't a WP:ENGVAR difference, or just an alternate spelling. Google/Books/Scholar show recent technical uses of both spellings. Johnbod (talk) 22:54, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

text: Because in modern terminology it is "hackle fracture". When a furbearing animal is frightened it "raises it's hackles", producing a characteristic appearance. Hackle fracture resembles this hackled fur.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:6AE5:2510:0:0:0:24 (talk) 02:09, 10 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Hackley

message: Although the ancient historical records are compelling and encyclopedia Britannica does say that, the Persian dictionaries
I looked at say sered means -"  cold	sered - سرد   "
Does anyone have an additional source that confirms sered also means yellowish red - at least in old Persian?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.42.179.151 (talk) 17:23, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Persian Etymology used in article