Chalcedony Carvings and Cabochons

Chalcedony is known as microcrystaline or cryptocrystaline quartz. Unlike regular quartz, the crystalization in the stone does not ever form any kind of regular structure which can be detected by the eye but is instead random and fibrous (but not completely random as the link at the right explains).

The lizard carving below is from Turkish blue chalcedony. The turtle carving is grey chalcedony.

Below these is the first four of our blue chalcedony cabochons we are adding. These gemstones have depth and color change that would be very nice for the right pendant. Bright sunlight causes changes in the color of the opaline areas to resemble clouds at sunset.

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Turkish blue chalcedony lizard.
#6321
171ct.
53 x 18.58 x 40mm
$150

Grey chalcedony turtle.
#6331
46.68 ct.
15 x 30 x 20mm
$25(SOLD)

Blue chalcedony freeform cabochon.
#6341
93 ct.
42.3 x 25.2 x 10.95mm
$80

Blue chalcedony freeform cabochon.
#6342
70.53 ct.
37.5 x 31 x 9.23mm
$90

Blue chalcedony freeform cabochon.
#6343
69.15 ct.
37.8 x 30.8 x 9.8mm
$60(SOLD)

Blue chalcedony freeform cabochon.
#6344
148.65 ct.
49 x 36 x 11.5mm
$120(SOLD)