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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name chalcedony comes from the Latin ''chalcedonius'' (alternatively spelled ''calchedonius'') and is probably derived from the town of Chalcedon in Turkey. | The name chalcedony comes from the Latin ''chalcedonius'' (alternatively spelled ''calchedonius'') and is probably derived from the town of Chalcedon in Turkey. In ancient Egypt, the stone's blue form was called ''herset hedj'', while the green was ''perdjen''. | ||
The name appears in Pliny the Elder's ''Naturalis Historia'' as a term for a translucent kind of ''jaspis''. | The name appears in Pliny the Elder's ''Naturalis Historia'' as a term for a translucent kind of ''jaspis''. | ||