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Chalcedonic

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chal·ced·o·ny also cal·ced·o·ny  (kl-sdn-)
n. pl. chal·ced·o·nies also cal·ced·o·nies
A translucent to transparent milky or grayish quartz with distinctive microscopic crystals arranged in slender fibers in parallel bands.
[Late Latin chalcdonius, from Greek khalkdn, a mystical stone (Revelation 21:19), perhaps from Khalkdn, Chalcedon.]
chalce·donic (kls-dnk) adj.


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