Small carnelians erode from the soil along steep riverbeds in the Prieska area. They are weathered yellow, red and brown and sometimes translucent on the outside. Inside yellow reddish and brown with some bands and inclusions. They were transported by water but nobody knows from where.

Size up to 40 mm.

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