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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
chalcedony \chalced"ony\ ka^lse^d"-ony^ or
   ka^l"s-ed-ony^; 277, n.; pl. chalcedonies
   -ni^z.  l. chalcedonius, fr. gr. chalkhdw`n chalcedon, a
   town in asia minor, opposite to byzantium: cf. calc'edoine,
   oe. calcidoine, casidoyne. cf. cassidony. min.
   a cryptocrystalline, translucent variety of quartz, having
   usually a whitish color, and a luster nearly like wax.
   written also calcedony.
   1913 webster

   note: when chalcedony is variegated with with spots or
         figures, or arranged in differently colored layers, it
         is called agate; and if by reason of the thickness,
         color, and arrangement of the layers it is suitable for
         being carved into cameos, it is called onyx.
         chrysoprase is green chalcedony; carnelian, a flesh
         red, and sard, a brownish red variety.
         1913 webster
see also:
chalcedonies cassidony calcedony agate onyx chrysoprase 
carnelian sard 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
chrysoprase \chrys"oprase\, n. oe. crisopace, of. crisoprace,
   f. chrysoprase, l. chrysoprasus, fr. gr. ?; chryso`s gold + ?
   leek. min.
   an apple-green variety of chalcedony, colored by nickel. it
   has a dull flinty luster, and is sometimes used in jewelry.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
chrysoprase
     n : a green variety of chalcedony valued as a gemstone


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