Hardness: 6.5–7
Streak: White
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Chalcedony is microcrystalline quartz that includes agate, jasper, onyx, and related varieties; it typically forms from silica‑rich fluids filling cavities and fractures.
Parent: Quartz
Related: Agate , Coldwater Agate , Fire Agate , Heliotrope (Bloodstone)
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Rocks and Minerals
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- [[agate]]
Jasper
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Jasper
Minerals
Hardness: 6.5–7
Streak: White
BasaltGraniteObsidianRhyolite
Quartz
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Quartz
Minerals
Hardness: 7
Streak: White
BasaltGraniteObsidianRhyolite
Agate
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Agate
Agate
Hardness: 6.5–7
Streak: White
BasaltGraniteObsidianRhyolite