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Chalcedony

Chalcedony is an aggregate of cryptocrystalline or microcrystalline silica, or in simpler terms, a mass of individual silica crystals that are too small to be seen without magnification. It is composed primarily of quartz, with minor amounts of intergrown moganite. These are both silica minerals with a chemical composition of .mw-parser-output…

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Category
Tectosilicate minerals
Cleavage
Absent
Color
Various
Crystal habit
Various
Crystal system
Trigonal (quartz) or monoclinic (moganite)
Diaphaneity
Translucent

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Chalcedony

Nodes76
Edges75
Triples73
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.026316
Components1

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Chalcedony

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related to Etymology · 12
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related to Structure · 8
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related to Composition · 6
Chalcedony → All, International Mineralogical Association, Over, SiO2, The, They
related to history · 6
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related to Chrome chalcedony · 4
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related to External links · 4
Chalcedony → Archived, US Chalcedony, USGS, Wayback Machine
related to Carnelian · 3
Chalcedony → Carnelian, Its, Similar
related to Chrysoprase · 3
Chalcedony → Chrysoprase, However, The
is a · 2
Chalcedony → aggregate of cryptocrystalline or microcrystalline silica, green variety of chalcedony
related to Agate · 2
Chalcedony → Agate, Iris

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quartz moganite silica agate also green variety used crystals cryptocrystalline microcrystalline white fibers term may minerals varieties crystal translucent carnelian

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ChalcedonyCategoryTectosilicate minerals1.00infobox
ChalcedonyCleavageAbsent1.00infobox
ChalcedonyColorVarious1.00infobox
ChalcedonyCrystal habitVarious1.00infobox
ChalcedonyCrystal systemTrigonal (quartz) or monoclinic (moganite)1.00infobox
ChalcedonyDiaphaneityTranslucent1.00infobox
ChalcedonyFormulaSiO 2 (silica)1.00infobox
ChalcedonyFormula mass60 g/mol1.00infobox
ChalcedonyFractureUneven, splintery, conchoidal1.00infobox
ChalcedonyGroupQuartz group1.00infobox
ChalcedonyIMA statusVariety of quartz1.00infobox
ChalcedonyLusterWaxy, vitreous, dull, greasy, silky1.00infobox
ChalcedonyMohs scale hardness6–71.00infobox
ChalcedonySpecific gravity2.59–2.611.00infobox
ChalcedonyStreakWhite1.00infobox
Chalcedonyis aaggregate of cryptocrystalline or microcrystalline silica0.90text
Chalcedonyis agreen variety of chalcedony0.90text

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