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Definition of Calcedony
1. Noun. A milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz.
Generic synonyms: Quartz, Transparent Gem
Specialized synonyms: Agate, Bloodstone, Heliotrope, Carnelian, Cornelian, Chrysoprase, Onyx, Plasma, Sard, Sardine, Sardius
Definition of Calcedony
1. [n -NIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calcedony
Literary usage of Calcedony
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Historical and Statistical Account of New-Brunswick, B.N.A.: With Advice by Christopher William Atkinson (1844)
"Minerals of the Province—Iron, its uses—Copper Ore—Lead Galena—Magnesia—Limestone
—Gypsum—Rock Salt— Granite—Jasper —calcedony—Amethyst—Agate—Heu- ..."
2. An Historical and Descriptive Account of Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe by James Nicol (1844)
"... Aqueous Deposites—Fossil Shells—Elevation of the Land— Effects on
Climate—MINERALS—calcedony—Zeolites—Iceland Spar—Copper—Obsidian—Sulphur—Mines of ..."
3. Journal of a Tour in Iceland, in the Summer of 1809 by William Jackson Hooker (1813)
"... such as gypsum and lime-stone, crystal, opal, calcedony, agate, jasper, zeolite,
and various sorts of volcanic matter; and even those persons, ..."
4. Gems; Notes and Extracts by Augusto Castellani (1871)
"THIS hard stone is thus named from the province of calcedony, in Asia Minor,
whence, in ancient times, it was procured in great quantities. ..."
5. The Edinburgh Journal of Science by Royal Society of Edinburgh (1829)
"V.—Facts and Observations relative to the recent formation of Quartz Crystals, afe.
and of indurated calcedony from Siliceous Solutions and Pastes. ..."
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