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Cacholong

Cach′o-long

,
Noun.
[F.
cacholong
, said to be from
Cach
, the name of a river in Bucharia +
cholon
, a Calmuck word for
stone
; or fr. a Calmuck word meaning “beautiful stone”]
(Min.)
An opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz; also, a similar variety of opal.

Definition 2024


cacholong

cacholong

English

Noun

cacholong (plural cacholongs)

  1. (mineralogy) An opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz.
  2. (mineralogy) A similar variety of opal.