潛晶質的玉髓，具有色彩斑駁的帶狀結構和蠟般的光澤。瑪瑙帶是因為水溶液中的礦物質連續沉澱多層所形成，可能呈直線、波浪形或者同心狀紋路。瑪瑙比石英稍硬，從新石器時代起就為人所收集和開採。和縞瑪瑙的不同之處，在於縞瑪瑙具有平行的條帶狀結構。

瑪瑙(玉髓)　(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,,)
碼碯(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
文石(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
ma nao (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
ma nǎo (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
ma nao (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
agate(chalcedony)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,N)
agate(chalcedony)　(P,,U,Italian-非偏好,UF,U,N)
agates(chalcedony)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
Achat(P,,U,German-偏好,D,U,N)
agaat(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
agata(calcedonio)　(P,,U,Italian-偏好,D,U,N)
ágata(chalcedony)　(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,N)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....材料層面
........材料 (材料層面)
............材料
................<依成分區分之材料>
....................無機材料
........................礦物
............................石英 (礦物)
................................玉髓
....................................瑪瑙 (玉髓)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....材料層面
........材料 (材料層面)
............材料
................<依成分區分之材料>
....................無機材料
........................岩石
............................<依形式區分之岩石>
................................石頭 (岩石)
....................................<依品質區分之石頭>
........................................寶石 (未加工)
............................................<依特定種類區分之寶石礦石>
................................................瑪瑙 (玉髓)

distinguished from....

縞瑪瑙

英文....	Cryptocrystalline chalcedony, showing a variegated banded structure and waxy luster. Agate bands are caused by the deposition of successive mineral layers from solution and may be either straight, wavy, or concentric. Agate is slightly harder than quartz. It has been gathered or mined since Neolithic times. It may distinguished from onyx by the parallel structure of the bars in onyx.
荷蘭語....	Een cryptokristallijne variant van kwarts; een gestreepte calcedoon.
西班牙語....	Variedad criptocristalina de cuarzo que es una calcedonia con bandas.

瑪瑙(玉髓)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	藝術名詞與技法辭典 14
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 July 16, 2011
.................	故宮後設資料需求規格書 19
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 September 22, 2011
.................	輔仁服飾辭典 7
.................	朗文英漢雙解科技大辭典 31
.................	大英百科全書線上繁體中文版 September 27, 2011
.................	寶石學 202
.................	岩石與礦物圖鑑 88
.................	寶石圖鑑 159
.................	大英視覺藝術百科全書 Vol. 9, 170
.................	玻璃陶瓷名詞辭典 6
.................	化學名詞辭典 4
碼碯............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	教育部重編國語辭典修訂本 September 27, 2011
文石............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	教育部重編國語辭典修訂本 September 27, 2011
agate(chalcedony)............	[VP]
.................	Dictionary of Geological Terms (1984)
.................	Newman, Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry (1981)
.................	National Museum of American Art, Media Thesaurus (1980s)
.................	Brady and Clauser, Materials Handbook (1977) 20
.................	BHA Subject Headings (1985-)
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
.................	Tesauro de Arte & Arquitectura (2000-)
agates(chalcedony)............	[VP]
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
Achat............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
agaat............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
agata(calcedonio)............	[VP]
.................	ICCD database (1988-)
ágata(chalcedony)............	[VP]
.................	Tesauro de Arte & Arquitectura (2000-)
.................	Diccionario de la Real Academia Española (2003)
.................	Wyllie y Argall, World Mining Glossary of Mining, Processing, and Geological Terms 11
.................	Diccionario de la Real Academia Española. Biblioteca de Consulta 2003 (2003)
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	Polytechnisch woordenboek En-Ne (1991)

Getty AAT: 300011135 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300011135
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