Chalcedony is composed of fine intergrowths of quartz and moganite.  It has a waxy luster, and may be semi-transparent or translucent.  Multiple minerals are associated with Chalcedony, including Agate, Carnelian, and Chrysoprase.  

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
18207A (none) 1935,0113.454 (none) Beads. A mixed lot, largely paste. The bulk were said to be from one grave. Yellow, blue and white rings and double conoids. Glass paste rings, dark grey; with the some stone beads which may not belong to the main set.
17799A (none) 1935,0113.452 (none) Beads. 2 lentoid agate. 2 flat lentoid catseye. 1 lentoid carnelian. 2 ball carnelian. 4 gold balls. 4 copper balls covered with gold.
10848 (none) 1935,0113.443 (none) Beads 5 large carnelian lentoids and 1 small gold ball (from the neck)
10172 (none) 1935,0113.435 (none) Beads Worn round wrist 5 lapis double conoids; 4 carnelian bugles; 1 carnelian bugles; 1 carnelian double conoid; lapis and carnelian strung alternatively.
9997 (none) 1935,0113.434 (none) Bead Small double conoids of silver and lapis
9987 (none) 1935,0113.433 (none) Wreath of gold leaves strung with lapis bugles and carnelian rings (part of the wreath only: the rest of it mixed with PG 806 q.v.)
12187A (none) 1935,0113.1 (none) Necklace. 4 strings. (A) Lapis & gold balls, also flattened lapis conoids & bleached carnelian bugles. (B) Lapis lentoids, gold balls and gold & lapis flies. (C) Like A. (D) Gold & lapis bugles, also gold fluted balls. [drawing]
19430 (none) 1935,0112.86 (none) Beads. Carnelian rings and 1 tube, lapis balls, black and white marble balls, 1 quartzite lozenge-shape, 4 date-shaped red chalcedony (?)
19237 (none) 1935,0112.84 (none) Beads. Carnelian cylinders, shell cylinders and lapis rings.
19232 (none) 1935,0112.83 (none) Beads. Carnelian rings, one cylindrical, and a few lapis balls.
18958 (none) 1935,0112.82 (none) Beads; paste cylinders, small, carnelian double conoids and barrels and diamonds and date-shaped; lapis double conoid and ball, quartzite rhomboid, large. One carnelian has bleached pattern. Restrung in original order.
19575.3 (none) 1935,0112.79 (none) [.1-.7] Beads. Carnelian and chalcedony [drawing], carnelian tubes and balls, lapis and marble balls, shell date-shaped : a very large collection : 1 gold
18887 (none) 1935,0112.78 (none) Beads: Gold, two nasturtium seeds and five four-flanged beads: 6 carnelian date-shaped, 4 lapis ditto., and 1 lapis cylinder.
18265 (none) 1933,1030.160 (none) [A] Beads. A string of black glass paste balls, roughly made and a string of small beads, also of glass paste, green and yellow rings, ovoid and date shaped and ball, with pear-shaped pendant: and 1 carnelian and 1 mottled grey and black marble date shaped beads. [B] With them a very small copper hair ring [B] [drawing].
18463 (none) 1933,1013.82 (none) Cylinder seal. Bright dark red stone (jasper?). Approved with 2 animals and a bird in procession.
18476 (none) 1933,1013.170 (none) Beads. Carnelian rings and one tubular.
18430 (none) 1933,1013.169 (none) Beads. Carnelian rings and white shell tubes and rings.
18521 (none) 1933,1013.168 (none) Beads. Carnelian rings.
18447V (none) 1933,1013.167 (none) Group: [A] Iron dagger hilt. [B] Bronze situla. [C] Iron bangle. [D] Iron bangle, end broken. [E-F] 2 copper bracelet. [G] Iron bracelet. [H-J] 3 iron [rings] and [K-M] 3 copper rings. [N-S] 6 copper [arrowheads] and [drawing 1:1] [T-U] 2 iron arrowheads thus: [reference to drawing]. [drawing 1:1] [V] Beads: a number of yellow paste double conoids, lapis tubes and balls, carnelian tubes and balls, beads of green stone, marble, blue paste, a carnelian bead section tubular and a glazed bead. Found in [drawing] [W] one clay coffin.
18438 (none) 1933,1013.166 (none) Beads. Carnelian tubes, large and small. Lapis cylindrical, balls and flattened balls, one chalcedony flattened oval, one carneliandate shaped, on agate date-shaped.
18438 (none) 1933,1013.166 (none) Beads. Carnelian tubes, large and small. Lapis cylindrical, balls and flattened balls, one chalcedony flattened oval, one carneliandate shaped, on agate date-shaped.
18252.2 (none) 1933,1013.165 (none) [.1-.2] Beads. A mixed lot of carnelian balls, cylinder and facetted date shaped: steatite cylinders, crystal rings, yellow glaze strip, green glaze tubular, yellow glaze hub type, green glaze scaraboid, poopy seed pendant (carnelian) glass paste balls etc.
18482 (none) 1933,1013.164 (none) Beads. Small carnelian rings and a few lapis.
18425 (none) 1933,1013.163 (none) Beads. Carnelian rings.
18320 (none) 1933,1013.162 (none) Beads. Carnelian poppy seeds, carnelian balls and small balls of bright yellow paste. Order not original; but the beads were all brought in together.

Child Terms

Agate - Carnelian - Chrysoprase - Jasper - Sard