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Te Papa Tongarewa

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chalcedony

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Categorychalcedony

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A cryptocrystalline variety of quartz, it is usually pale blue or gray.

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Broader: quartz
Narrower: jasper
chrysoprase
bloodstone
onyx
sard
agate
carnelian
Related: chert
gemstone