Anyone know what a “Fiance bead” is? Carnelian is more or less a kind of quartz, but the bead strikes me as something you put on a ring instead of a diamond if you (a) have no money, or (b) want to get rejected.
Faince is a type of pottery in France...I think fancy glazing on top of terra cotta. Maybe it is a ceramic bead? A carnelian you can pick up on the beach...it kinda looks like a piece of corned beef before it is polished. The sea does polish it somewhat.