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Chalcedony vs Carnelian - What's the difference?

chalcedony | carnelian |

As nouns the difference between chalcedony and carnelian

is that chalcedony is a form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally while carnelian is a hard, reddish brown chalcedony; used in jewelery.

chalcedony

English

Noun

(chalcedonies)
  • A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
    • , author=Lee A. Groat , title=Gemstones , volume=100, issue=2, page=128 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=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.)}}

    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

    carnelian

    English

    (wikipedia carnelian)

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) A hard, reddish brown chalcedony; used in jewelery,
  • * 1952' ''You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, '''carnelian , topaz, and jasper, chrysolite, beryl, and onyx, sapphire, carbuncle, and emerald; and wrought in gold were your settings and your engravings. On the day that you were created they were prepared. — Ezekiel 28:13 RSV.

    • Synonyms

    * cornelian

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