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chalcedony

microcrystalline varieties of silica, may contain moganite as well
ChemicalSubstance mineral_variety Q170448
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Summary

chalcedony is a mineral variety[1]. chalcedony draws 7,042 Wikipedia views per month (mineral variety category, ranking #10 of 73).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: quartz[3]
  • Commons category: Chalcedony[4]
  • Streak color: white[5]
  • Crystal system: trigonal crystal system[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Chalcedony[7]
  • Commons gallery: Chalcedony[8]
  • Mohs' hardness: 7.0[9]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], hedendaagsesieraden.nl[14]
  • Different from: Chalcedon[15]

Why It Matters

chalcedony has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] chalcedony is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q295364
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q295364, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  2. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0364444-chalcedon
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0364444-chalcedon, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  3. 21w ago · Ossistyl · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Chalcedon
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +2
    De agostini id → calcedònio
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ De agostini id: calcedònio"
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