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Chalcedony ( or ) 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's standard chemical structure (based on the chemical composition of quartz) is (silicon dioxide).

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Chalcedony is a type of mineral made from extremely fine mixtures of quartz and moganite, both forms of silicon dioxide, that are so tiny they can't be seen individually with the naked eye. It's composed of the same basic material as regular quartz, but has a different internal structure due to the way these two mineral components are interwoven together.

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Key facts

Mineral.name
Chalcedony
Mineral.category
Tectosilicate minerals
Mineral.group
Quartz group
Mineral.IMAstatus
Variety of quartz
Mineral.image
Quartz-46809.jpg
Mineral.imagesize
260px
Mineral.caption
A botryoidal geode specimen from Mexico
Mineral.formula
(silica)
Mineral.molweight
60 g/mol
Mineral.color
Various
Mineral.habit
Various
Mineral.system
Trigonal (quartz) or monoclinic (moganite)
Mineral.cleavage
Absent
Mineral.fracture
Uneven, splintery, conchoidal
Mineral.mohs
6–7
Mineral.luster
Waxy, vitreous, dull, greasy, silky
Mineral.streak
White
Mineral.gravity
2.59–2.61

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
mineral variety
Subclass of
quartz
Image
Mineraly.sk - chalcedon.jpg
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streak color
white
Commons category
Chalcedony
Commons gallery
Chalcedony
topic's main category
Category:Chalcedony
Mohs' hardness
7.0
different from
Chalcedon
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