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Article: Blue chalcedony.(jewel of the month)
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- Jewelers Circular Keystone
- Article date:
- March 1, 2005
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"I think the idea of purple and lavender chalcedony being lumped with blue chalcedony dates from the yo-yo who coined the term 'Holly Blue,'" says gem cutter--gemologist Will Johnson, owner of Premier Gem Design in Ellensburg, Wash. Ellensburg is known for its blue--not lavender--chalcedony. Holly Blue, found in Holly, Ore., is lavender--not blue--according to Johnson. "This guy should be drawn and quartered for the confusion he's caused. I've cut hundreds of pounds of Holly. None of it was remotely blue."
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And so it goes. Call a supplier and ask for blue chalcedony and they will most likely send you some stones in the ...