chalcedony
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- noun A translucent to transparent milky or grayish quartz with distinctive microscopic crystals arranged in slender fibers in parallel bands.
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- In some of the other forests, visited later, the chips and larger fragments, and the interior of the trunks, are gorgeously colored, so that we walked on a natural mosaic of jasper, chalcedony, onyx, and agate. — Our Friend John Burroughs
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One can mistake polished agate for chalcedony or onyx.
— The Lore of Gloranthan Gems and Near-Gems by Martin R. Crim Part II -
One can mistake cut and polished amethyst for chalcedony or glass.
— The Lore of Gloranthan Gems and Near-Gems by Martin R. Crim Part II -
One can mistake Topaz for chalcedony, brown diamond, root or stem grow stone, or unpolished hawk's eye or tiger's eye.
— The Lore of Gloranthan Gems and Near-Gems by Martin R. Crim Part II - With what wonder and incredulity we roamed about witnessing the strange spectacle! â” the prostrate monarchs with hearts of jasper and chalcedony, now silent and rigid in this desolate region where they basked in the sunlight and swayed in the winds millions of years ago. — Our Friend John Burroughs
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- Late Latin chalcēdonius, from Greek khalkēdōn, a mystical stone (Revelation 21:19), perhaps from Khalkēdōn, Chalcedon.
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