- Brand: Casa de plata
- Product Code: CSER-2385
- Availability: By Order
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 "onyx", 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.
The Gemstone Zircon. Zircon is an important gemstone of many colors, and is
an historical gemstone used
for thousands of years. It is sometimes looked upon as a cheap Diamond
simulant, but in actuality it can be a valuable gem. Its color diversity is
caused by traces of certain impurities, some of which are radioactive.
Stone - Black Onyx / Cubic Zircroina
Stone Size - 4mm
Stone Shape - Round
Weight - 11.36 Gms
SKU - CSER-2385