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== Description ==
== Description ==


An opaque, green cryptocrystalline quartz.  Prase is a variety of chert that contains small amounts of hydrated nickel silicate.  It is sometimes confused with chrysoprase, which is more translucent.
An opaque, green cryptocrystalline [[quartz]].  Prase is a variety of [[chert]] that contains small amounts of hydrated nickel silicate.  It is sometimes confused with [[chrysoprase]], which is more translucent.


== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

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Description

An opaque, green cryptocrystalline quartz. Prase is a variety of chert that contains small amounts of hydrated nickel silicate. It is sometimes confused with chrysoprase, which is more translucent.

Synonyms and Related Terms

chert