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chalcedony

Form of the mineral quartz, SiO2, in which the crystals are so fine-grained that they are impossible to distinguish with a microscope (cryptocrystalline). Agate, onyx, and carnelian are gem varieties of chalcedony.



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The pair, plus three other young men who had been asleep or passed out in the suspects' car, were being held by residents when deputies arrived early Monday in the 38000 block of Calcedony Court.
 
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