Definition
A smooth, translucent variety of quartz with a waxy luster that ranges in color from white, gray, and blue to brown and red, often used for jewelry and decorative objects.
Etymology
From Greek 'Chalkēdōn' (Chalcedon, an ancient city in what is now Turkey), named for the place where it was historically mined and traded.
Kelly Says
Chalcedony is actually microcrystalline quartz so finely structured that light passes through it like frosted glass—no wonder ancient civilizations thought it had magical properties!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Chalkedoni
chal-ke-doh-nee
ARالعربية
الكالسيدون
al-kal-si-doon
BNবাংলা
চ্যাল্সিডোনী
chal-si-do-nee
CACatalà
calcèdon
kal-se-don
CSČeština
chalcedon
hal-se-don
DADansk
chalcedon
hal-se-don
DEDeutsch
Chalzedon
hal-tse-don
ELΕλληνικά
χαλκηδών
hal-ki-don
ESEspañol
calcedonia
kal-se-doh-nee-ah
FAفارسی
کالسدون
kal-sa-doon
FISuomi
chalcedooni
hal-se-doo-nee
FRFrançais
calcédoine
kal-se-dwah-n
GUGU
ચલ્સેડોન
chal-se-don
HAHA
chalcedony
chal-se-doh-nee
HEעברית
חלצדון
hal-tsed-on
HIहिन्दी
चलकोडोनी
chal-ko-do-nee
HUMagyar
chalcedon
hal-se-don
IDBahasa Indonesia
kalsedoni
kal-se-do-nee
IGIG
chalcedony
chal-se-doh-nee
ITItaliano
calcedonia
kal-se-doh-nee-ah
JA日本語
カルセドニー
karuse-do-nee
KKKK
халцедон
hal-tse-don
KMKM
ចល្កេដូន
chal-ke-doon
MRMR
चॅलसेडॉन
cha-le-se-don
MSBahasa Melayu
kalsedon
kal-se-don
MYမြန်မာ
ချယ်စီဒွန်
cha-si-doon
NLNederlands
chalcedoon
hal-se-doon
NONorsk
chalcedon
hal-se-don
PAPA
ਚਾਲਸેਡੋਨ
chal-se-don
PLPolski
chalcedon
hal-se-don
PTPortuguês
calcedônia
kal-se-doh-nee-ah
RORomână
calcedon
kal-se-don
RUРусский
хризопраз
hri-zo-praz
SVSvenska
chalcedon
hal-se-don
SWKiswahili
chalcedoni
chal-se-doh-nee
TAதமிழ்
கல்சேடோனி
kal-se-da-to-nee
TEతెలుగు
చల్సెడోని
chal-se-do-nee
THไทย
แคลเซโดน
khlæ-se-dohn
TLTL
chalcedony
chal-se-doh-nee
TRTürkçe
kalsedon
kal-se-don
UKУкраїнська
хризопраз
hri-zo-praz
URاردو
کالسڈون
kal-sa-doon
VITiếng Việt
chalcedony
kal-se-doh-nee
YOYO
chalcedony
chal-se-doh-nee
ZUZU
chalcedony
chal-se-doh-nee