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Record 1 2022-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Mineralogy
CONT

Sard is a translucent chalcedony that is brown to dark reddish-brown. It is formed from the deposition of silica at low temperatures from silica-rich waters percolating through cracks and fissures in other rocks.

OBS

... similar to "carnelian" but having less intense colors (darker and more brownish), and classed by some as a variety of carnelian.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Minéralogie
CONT

La sardoine fait partie de la grande famille des quartz et désigne un quartz polycristallin translucide à grains fins de couleur beige à brun uniforme [...]

Spanish

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