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chalcedony::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | calcedony |
| Type of | quartz, transparent gem |
| Has types | carnelian, chrysoprase, cornelian, heliotrope, agate, plasma, sard, sardine, sardius, onyx, bloodstone |
Examples of chalcedony
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Jasper is a gemstone of the chalcedony family that comes in a variety of colours.
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The heavy gold ring had a central green chalcedony flanked by two pointed diamonds.
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Dyed chalcedony, jasper, and marble is less common, and much less convincing.
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This stone is hard chalcedony, fine-grained silicon dioxide deposited from solution.
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Artificial onyx types have also been produced from common chalcedony and plain agates.
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She also found a consider ably smaller number of artifacts made of chert, flint and chalcedony.
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Onyx is formed of bands of chalcedony in alternating colors.
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Each colorful skull is crafted from a single stone, from purple sugilite and charoite to pink opal and blue chalcedony.
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An ancient Indian flaked off sharp pieces of the chalcedony from what Burtchard described as a microblade core.
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- A milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz
- Chalcedony is a cryptocrystalline form of silica, composed of very fine intergrowths of the minerals quartz and moganite.Heaney, Peter J., 1994. Structure and Chemistry of the low-pressure silica polymorphs. In: Reviews in Mineralogy v. ...
- A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally
- Refers to various types of colored quartz, usually those with a milky appearance like carnelian, agate, cat's eye, and jasper.
- Apocalypse 21:19, chalkedon; Vulgate chalcedonius, the third foundation stone of the celestial Jerusalem. Some claim the writing chalkedon is erroneous, and that it should be charkedon, the carbuncle. ...
- A precious stone; a type of quartz that has a waxy appearance
- A waxy, microcrystalline form of quartz with crystals arranged in parallel strands. Chalcedony was commonly used for tool-making and could be either chipped or ground.
- A semi-translucent silicate (quartz) rock with a wax-like luster and a great range of colors, used as raw material for the manufacture of chipped stone artifacts. Commonly called agate.
- [Rev.21:19] gemstone mineral resembling white agate w/color of milk diluted in water. Contains veins, spots, and circles.
