noun
- Plural of chalcedony; a fine-grained, translucent variety of quartz, typically pale blue, gray, or white, used in jewelry and decorative objects.
Usage: Mineralogy/geology term; Commonly used in jewelry and lapidary arts
Examples
- The museum's collection includes several beautiful chalcedonies from around the world.
- Chalcedonies have been prized for thousands of years as gemstones and ornamental stones.
- The jeweler selected pale blue chalcedonies for the pendant design.
- Ancient civilizations carved chalcedonies into seals and amulets.
- These chalcedonies display the characteristic waxy luster typical of the mineral.