Mentioned only in Rev. 21:19, as one of the precious stones in the foundation of the New Jerusalem.  The name of this stone is derived from Chalcedon, where it is said to have been first discovered.

In modern mineralogy this is the name of an agate-like quartz of a bluish color.

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