chalcedony in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for chalcedony in the English»French Dictionary

chalcedony [Brit kalˈsɛdəni, Am kælˈsɛdni, tʃælˈsɛdni, ˈkælsəˌdoʊni, ˈtʃælsəˌdoʊni] N

chalcedony

calcédoine f

Translations for chalcedony in the French»English Dictionary

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Chrome chalcedony is (together with agate, carnelian, chrysoprase, heliotrope, onyx and others) a variety of chalcedony.

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The opal is amorphous, the chalcedony finely crystalline and often arranged in spherulitic growths that yield an excellent black cross in polarized light.

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Among the more reactive mineral components of some aggregates are opal, chalcedony, flint and strained quartz.

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Despite its popularity over the decades, the area remains rich with chalcedony, citrine, quartz crystals, rhyolite and jasper.

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It occurs in cobalt bearing hydrothermal environments and was associated with veins of quartz and chalcedony in the type locality.

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He also mentions that jasper (probably nephrite jade) and chalcedony were found in the rivers and the people live by manufacture and trade.

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The deposits lined and filled the cavity, first with a darker matrix material, then an inner core of agate or chalcedony.

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Artificial onyx types have also been produced from common chalcedony and plain agates.

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Raw materials used in the making of artifacts include chert, rhyolite, quartz, and chalcedony, as well as bone, wood and ostrich egg shells.

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In addition, it has been used to describe some forms of quartzite, bauxite, kaolinite, laterite, chalcedony, opal, and soda niter.

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