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Stone : Chalcedony
Chalcedony is a translucent to transparent milky or
grayish quartz with distinctive microscopic crystals
arranged in slender fibers in parallel bands.
Chalcedony is a finely crystallized or fibrous quartz
that forms rounded crusts, rinds, or stalactites in
volcanic and sedimentary rocks. Chalcedony occurs in
many forms, colors, and shapes. Chalcedony, agates,
jaspers, bloodstone, cornelian, onyx, and chrysoprase
all make up the chalcedony gemstones.
The better known varieties of Chalcedony are:
carnelian, sard, plasma, prase, bloodstone, onyx,
sardonyx, chrysoprase, thundereggs, agate, flint,
chert, jasper, petrified wood and petrified dinosaur
bone. The colors of Chalcedony vary and can be pale
blue, yellow, brown or gray with nearly wax like
luster. Chalcedony is one of the gemstones, that used
in commesso, or the florentine mosaic. It is a
technique of fashioning pictures with thin,
cut-to-shape pieces of brightly colored, semiprecious
stones.
Being an inexpensive stone, Chalcedony is the best
available and most collected gemstone. Having good
healing and mystic powers, the gemstone is believed to
banish fear, depression, reduce fever and is believed
to be excellent for eyes. Chalcedony is found in many
parts of the world, but the most prized Chalcedony are
from India, Madagascar, Burma, Brazil, Mexico & USA.
