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Name: Green Heart Alternate Name(s): Old Cornaline d'Aleppo; Old Hudson Bay. Used by: Hudson Bay AC; others see elow. Derived from: Green core. Cornaline d'Aleppo Trade bead used by HBC Earliest Use: (GH) At least 1893 (see Ninni and Segatti 1991: 76); though the beads were out of production then. C d'A - Unknown HB - Unknown Origin: Venice ca 1600 to 1830 Distinctive Trait: core looks black until held up to light; blue, amber and clear cores also known. Coat is opaque. Distribution: Global. Remarks: Cornaline d'Aleppo only properly applies to white hearts. Green hearts do not resemble carnelians, as they are not translucent. The HBC traded many beads.

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