chalcedony

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin chalcēdōnius, from Ancient Greek χαλχηδόνιος (khalkhēdónios), cognate to Arabic كَرْكَنْد (karkand).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kælˈsɛd.ə.ni/, /ˈkæl.səˌdoʊ.ni/
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Noun

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A cut and polished chalcedony geode.

chalcedony (countable and uncountable, plural chalcedonies)

  1. A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.
    • 2012 March, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 June 2012, page 128:
      Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Chalcedony”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • chalcedony”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.