Chalcedony vs Sardonyx - What's the difference?
chalcedony | sardonyx |
A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.
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A gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony.
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As nouns the difference between chalcedony and sardonyx
is that chalcedony is a form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally while sardonyx is a gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony.chalcedony
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Noun
(chalcedonies)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, shattersardonyx
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(wikipedia sardonyx)Noun
(sardonyxes)- The fifth, sardonyx ; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.