[Jewelry making - Article 00350] - Re: [Orchid] Identifying an agate slab

[Jan McClellan]

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    I may way off, but I've been told (by someone who should know) that
    the difference between agate and jasper is that parts of agate can be
    translucent, whereas jasper is opaque and that they are both
    chalcedony. Simon & Schuster's Guide to Gems and Precious Stones
    identifies both agate and jasper as chalcedony but doesn't say
    anything about translucency.(sp?)

Jan
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