1) Opal
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Cacholong, also known as Kalmuck Agate, is a form of common opal, although it is often mistaken for agate or chalcedony. A milky white colour with a Mohs hardness of about 6, it is used for carving, cameos, etc. Found in Austria, Czech Republic, Mongolia and Uzbekistan, its name possibly comes from a river in Uzbekistan. ...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cacholong
• (n.) An opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz; also, a similar variety of opal.
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Cach'o·long noun [ French
cacholong , said to be from
Cach , the name of a river in Bucharia +
cholon , a Calmuck word for
stone ; or from a Calmuck word meaning 'beautiful stone']
(Min.) An opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz; also, a similar variet...
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Cacholong or mother-of-pear opal and sometimes Kalmuck agate, is a variety of opal, usually grey in colour, milk white or bluish white, and resembling mother-of-pearl. It is banded with layers of different colours and is a most attractive ornamental stone.
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