calcedony vs chalcedony what difference
what is difference between calcedony and chalcedony
English
Noun
calcedony (plural calcedonies)
- Alternative form of chalcedony
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin chalcēdōnius, probably derived from the name of the town Chalcedon in Asia Minor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kælˈsɛd.ən.i/, /ˈkæl.səˌdoʊ.ni/
Noun
chalcedony (countable and uncountable, plural chalcedonies)
- A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.
Derived terms
- chalcedoneous
Translations
See also
- (noun: types of minerals) agate, chert, flint, moganite
- (adjective) conchoidal
- (adverb) conchoidally
- (noun) break, fracture, flake, shatter
- (verb) knapp, break, fracture, flake, shatter
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2021), “Chalcedony”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “chalcedony”, in Mindat.org[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.
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