Faceted Roundel Beads Black Onyx Gemstone 925 Sterling Silver Gold Plated Hoop Earrings

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    Black Onyx is black and white banded agate (cryptocrystalline or chalcedony quartz). It should not to be confused with onyx marble, which is limestone. The banding of onyx is parallel and consistent. Some varieties of onyx differ in color, such as sard onyx, which has a brown base and white upper layer, cornelian onyx, which has a red base and white upper layer, and niccolo onyx, which has a very thin upper layer, allowing the black base color to show through as grey or blue. Onyx takes its name from the Greek word "onux", which means fingernail; this could be due to a Greek legend, in which Eros mischievously cut the fingernails of Aphrodite with an arrowhead whilst she slept, and the gods turned the clippings into stone. Onyx was cut and carved as a gemstone by the Ancient Greeks and Romans in cameos. Intaglio etchings (negative relief engravings) were also made from onyx. These carvings showcase the banding of onyx.




Description
Stone          -             Black Onyx  
Stone Size  -             3X3 MM  
Stone Shape -           Roundel Beads                                                     
Stone Color -             Black                                                             
Stone Cutting -          Faceted                                                              

Item Type - Earrings
Item Weight - 3.83 gms
SKU - CSER-190