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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.
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cacholong
cacholong
English
Noun
cacholong (plural cacholongs)
- (mineralogy) An opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz.
- (mineralogy) A similar variety of opal.