Strictly speaking, most chalcedony (kal SED’ uh nee) is a mixture of microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz and moganite. (Some specimens of this material are free of moganite). In common practice, only the translucent, single-color types of this material are sold under the name “chalcedony.” The rest of this group are sold under individual variety names or as agate or jasper. Although the definitions of these types overlap, agate is defined either by its translucency, color patterns, or inclusions. Jasper usually refers to an opaque, solid colored stone stained by oxides.