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	==Spiritual use==		==Spiritual use==
	Chalcedony is a nurturing stone that promotes friendship and goodwill. Its presence may enhance the stability of a group of people including family members, friends, or co-workers. The stone can be used to enhance telepathy and mental transmission. Chalcedony is capable of absorbing negative energy. Blue chalcedony is specifically good for protecting, healing, and otherwise nurturing the throat chakra.		Chalcedony is a nurturing stone that promotes friendship and goodwill. Its presence may enhance the stability of a group of people including family members, friends, or co-workers. The stone can be used to enhance telepathy and mental transmission. Chalcedony is capable of absorbing negative energy. Blue chalcedony is specifically good for protecting, healing, and otherwise nurturing the throat [[chakra]].

	According to [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]], chalcedony is a stone under the planets [[Saturn]] and [[Mercury]] together with the tail of [[Scorpio]] and [[Capricorn]].		According to [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]], chalcedony is a stone under the planets [[Saturn]] and [[Mercury]] together with the tail of [[Scorpio]] and [[Capricorn]].

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	[[File:Chalcedony stone.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Specimen of natural chalcedony]]		[[File:Chalcedony stone.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Specimen of natural chalcedony]]
	'''Chalcedony''' is a cryptocrystalline form of silica, composed of very fine intergrowths of [[quartz]] and moganite. These are both silica minerals, but they differ in that quartz has a trigonal crystal structure, while moganite is monoclinic.		'''Chalcedony''' is a cryptocrystalline form of silica, composed of very fine intergrowths of [[quartz]] and moganite. These are both silica minerals, but they differ in that quartz has a trigonal [[crystal]] structure, while moganite is monoclinic.

	Chalcedony has a waxy luster, and may be semitransparent or translucent. It can assume a wide range of colors, but those most commonly seen are white to gray, grayish-blue or a shade of brown ranging from pale to nearly black. The color of chalcedony sold commercially is often enhanced by dyeing or heating.		Chalcedony has a waxy luster, and may be semitransparent or translucent. It can assume a wide range of colors, but those most commonly seen are white to gray, grayish-blue or a shade of brown ranging from pale to nearly black. The color of chalcedony sold commercially is often enhanced by dyeing or heating.

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	* [[Carnelian]] - A clear-to-translucent reddish-brown variety.		* [[Carnelian]] - A clear-to-translucent reddish-brown variety.
	* [[Bloodstone]] - Heliotrope is a green variety of chalcedony.		* [[Bloodstone]] - Heliotrope is a green variety of chalcedony.
	* [[~~Chyroprase~~]] - Chalcedony that contains small quantities of nickel.		* [[Chrysoprase]] - Chalcedony that contains small quantities of nickel.
	* Onyx - A variant of agate with black and white banding.		* Onyx - A variant of agate with black and white banding.

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	* [[Carnelian]] - A clear-to-translucent reddish-brown variety.		* [[Carnelian]] - A clear-to-translucent reddish-brown variety.
	* [[Bloodstone]] - Heliotrope is a green variety of chalcedony.		* [[Bloodstone]] - Heliotrope is a green variety of chalcedony.
			* [[Chyroprase]] - Chalcedony that contains small quantities of nickel.
	* Onyx - A variant of agate with black and white banding.		* Onyx - A variant of agate with black and white banding.

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	According to tradition, at least three varieties of chalcedony were used in the [[Judaism\|Jewish]] High Priest's Breastplate, which was worn by Moses' brother Aaron containing inscribed gems representing the twelve tribes of Israel. The Breastplate included [[jasper]], chrysoprase, and sardonyx, and there is some debate as to whether other agates were also used.		According to tradition, at least three varieties of chalcedony were used in the [[Judaism\|Jewish]] High Priest's Breastplate, which was worn by Moses' brother Aaron containing inscribed gems representing the twelve tribes of Israel. The Breastplate included [[jasper]], chrysoprase, and sardonyx, and there is some debate as to whether other agates were also used.

	Another religious reference to a gem by the name of ''khalkedon'' (χαλκηδών) is found in the [[Book of Revelation]] (21:19); however, it is a ''hapax legomenon'' found nowhere else in the [[Bible]], so it is hard to tell whether the precious gem mentioned in Revelation is the same as the mineral known by this name today.		Another religious reference to a gem by the name of ''khalkedon'' (χαλκηδών) is found in the [[Book of Revelation]] (21:19) as a precious stone decorating the walls of the city of New Jerusalem; however, it is a ''hapax legomenon'' found nowhere else in the [[Bible]], so it is hard to tell whether the precious gem mentioned in Revelation is the same as the mineral known by this name today.

	It is the stone of the [[Archangels of the Zodiac\|Archangel of the Zodiac]] [[Muriel]], who rules over the sign of [[Cancer]].		It is the stone of the [[Archangels of the Zodiac\|Archangel of the Zodiac]] [[Muriel]], who rules over the sign of [[Cancer]].

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	===Biblical references===		===Biblical references===
	According to tradition, at least three varieties of chalcedony were used in the [[Judaism\|Jewish]] High Priest's Breastplate, which was worn by Moses' brother Aaron containing inscribed gems representing the twelve tribes of Israel. The Breastplate included [jasper]], chrysoprase, and sardonyx, and there is some debate as to whether other agates were also used.		According to tradition, at least three varieties of chalcedony were used in the [[Judaism\|Jewish]] High Priest's Breastplate, which was worn by Moses' brother Aaron containing inscribed gems representing the twelve tribes of Israel. The Breastplate included [[jasper]], chrysoprase, and sardonyx, and there is some debate as to whether other agates were also used.

	Another religious reference to a gem by the name of ''khalkedon'' (χαλκηδών) is found in the [[Book of Revelation]] (21:19); however, it is a ''hapax legomenon'' found nowhere else in the [[Bible]], so it is hard to tell whether the precious gem mentioned in Revelation is the same as the mineral known by this name today.		Another religious reference to a gem by the name of ''khalkedon'' (χαλκηδών) is found in the [[Book of Revelation]] (21:19); however, it is a ''hapax legomenon'' found nowhere else in the [[Bible]], so it is hard to tell whether the precious gem mentioned in Revelation is the same as the mineral known by this name today.

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	==Spiritual use==		==Spiritual use==
	Chalcedony is a nurturing stone that promotes friendship and goodwill. Its presence may enhance the stability of a group of people including family members, friends, or co-workers. The stone can be used to enhance telepathy and mental transmission. Chalcedony is capable of absorbing negative energy. Blue chalcedony is specifically good for protecting, healing, and otherwise nurturing the throat chakra.		Chalcedony is a nurturing stone that promotes friendship and goodwill. Its presence may enhance the stability of a group of people including family members, friends, or co-workers. The stone can be used to enhance telepathy and mental transmission. Chalcedony is capable of absorbing negative energy. Blue chalcedony is specifically good for protecting, healing, and otherwise nurturing the throat chakra.

			According to [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]], chalcedony is a stone under the planets [[Saturn]] and [[Mercury]] together with the tail of [[Scorpio]] and [[Capricorn]].

	===Biblical references===		===Biblical references===

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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''.

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'''Chalcedony''' is a cryptocrystalline form of silica, composed of very fine intergrowths of [[quartz]] and moganite. These are both silica minerals, but they differ in that quartz has a trigonal crystal structure, while moganite is monoclinic.

Chalcedony has a waxy luster, and may be semitransparent or translucent. It can assume a wide range of colors, but those most commonly seen are white to gray, grayish-blue or a shade of brown ranging from pale to nearly black. The color of chalcedony sold commercially is often enhanced by dyeing or heating.

==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 appears in Pliny the Elder's ''Naturalis Historia'' as a term for a translucent kind of ''jaspis''.

==Varieties==
* [[Carnelian]] - A clear-to-translucent reddish-brown variety.
* [[Bloodstone]] - Heliotrope is a green variety of chalcedony.
* Onyx - A variant of agate with black and white banding.

==History of human use==
Chalcedony was used in tool making as early as 32,000 years ago in Central Australia where archaeological studies at sites in the Cleland Hills uncovered flakes from stone brought in from quarries many kilometres away. Pre-contact uses described in the twentieth century included ceremonial stone knives.

In the Bronze Age, chalcedony was in use in the Mediterranean region; for example, on Minoan Crete at the Palace of Knossos, chalcedony seals have been recovered dating to circa 1800 BC. People living along the Central Asian trade routes used various forms of chalcedony, including [[carnelian]], to carve intaglios, ring bezels (the upper faceted portion of a gem projecting from the ring setting), and beads that show strong Greco-Roman influence.

Fine examples of first century objects made from chalcedony, possibly Kushan, were found in recent years at Tillya-tepe in north-western Afghanistan. Hot wax would not stick to it so it was often used to make seal impressions.

In the 19th century, Idar-Oberstein, Germany, became the world's largest chalcedony processing center, working mostly on agates. Most of these agates were from Latin America, in particular Brazil. Originally the agate carving industry around Idar and Oberstein was driven by local deposits that were mined in the 15th century.

==Spiritual use==
Chalcedony is a nurturing stone that promotes friendship and goodwill. Its presence may enhance the stability of a group of people including family members, friends, or co-workers. The stone can be used to enhance telepathy and mental transmission. Chalcedony is capable of absorbing negative energy. Blue chalcedony is specifically good for protecting, healing, and otherwise nurturing the throat chakra.

===Biblical references===
According to tradition, at least three varieties of chalcedony were used in the [[Judaism|Jewish]] High Priest's Breastplate, which was worn by Moses' brother Aaron containing inscribed gems representing the twelve tribes of Israel. The Breastplate included [jasper]], chrysoprase, and sardonyx, and there is some debate as to whether other agates were also used.

Another religious reference to a gem by the name of ''khalkedon'' (χαλκηδών) is found in the [[Book of Revelation]] (21:19); however, it is a ''hapax legomenon'' found nowhere else in the [[Bible]], so it is hard to tell whether the precious gem mentioned in Revelation is the same as the mineral known by this name today.

It is the stone of the [[Archangels of the Zodiac|Archangel of the Zodiac]] [[Muriel]], who rules over the sign of [[Cancer]].

[[Category:Gemstones]]