Onyx (Black) 8x6mm. Faceted Cushion Shape "AAA" Color Calibrated Cabs ITEM#4825-27587 PRODUCT DETAILS    Stone/Shape: --    Stone/Color: --    Cut: Facetted    Size: 8x6mm.  Approx    Weight (pcs.): 1.83 carat. Approx    Origin: Brazil    Color: AAA    Clarity: Opaque    Treatment: None    Overall Grade: "AA" Price per piece. 50 - 99 100 - 199 200 - 399 400+ $0.77 $0.65 $0.59 $0.53

Onyx (Black) 8x6mm. Faceted Cushion Shape "AAA" Color Calibrated Cabs

 

Price
$0.77 PER piece.

Onyx (Black) 15mm. Faceted Round Shape "AAA" Color Calibrated Cabs ITEM#4825-27564 PRODUCT DETAILS    Stone/Shape: --    Stone/Color: --    Cut: Facetted    Size: 15mm.  Approx    Weight (pcs.): 17.76 carat. Approx    Origin: Brazil    Color: AAA    Clarity: Opaque    Treatment: None    Overall Grade: "AA" Price per piece. 10 - 19 20 - 39 40 - 79 80+ $7.46 $6.34 $5.71 $5.14

Onyx (Black) 15mm. Faceted Round Shape "AAA" Color Calibrated Cabs

 

Price
$7.46 PER piece.

Onyx (Black) 8x6mm. Faceted Oval Shape "AAA" Color Calibrated Cabs ITEM#4825-27624 PRODUCT DETAILS    Stone/Shape: --    Stone/Color: --    Cut: Facetted    Size: 8x6mm.  Approx    Weight (pcs.): 1.59 carat. Approx    Origin: Brazil    Color: AAA    Clarity: Opaque    Treatment: None    Overall Grade: "AA" Price per piece. 50 - 99 100 - 199 200 - 399 400+ $0.67 $0.57 $0.51 $0.46

Onyx (Black) 8x6mm. Faceted Oval Shape "AAA" Color Calibrated Cabs

 

Price
$0.67 PER piece.

Onyx (Black) 13 to 24mm. Carved Flower Shape "AA" Grade 12 Inch Bead Layouts ITEM#4825-22557 PRODUCT DETAILS    Stone/Shape: --    Stone/Color: --    Bead Cut: Carved    Size: 13 to 24mm.  Approx    Weight (pcs.): 133.65 carat. Approx    Origin: Brazil    Color: AAA    Clarity: Opaque    Treatment: None    Length: 12 Inch    Overall Grade: "AA" Price per layout. $77.35

Onyx (Black) 13 to 24mm. Carved Flower Shape "AA" Grade 12 Inch Bead Layouts

 

Price
$77.35 PER layout.

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Onyx was very popular with the ancient Greeks and Romans. The name comes from the Greek word onux, which means fingernail. The story is that one day frisky Cupid cut the divine fingernails of Venus with an arrowhead while she was sleeping. He left the clippings scattered on the sand and the fates turned them into stone so that no part of the heavenly body would ever perish. True, black isn't normally the color one associates with fingernails. (Did Venus wear Vamp?) But in Greek times, almost all colors of chalcedony from fingernail white to dark brown and black were called onyx. Later, the Romans narrowed the term to refer to black and dark brown colors only.

Onyx which is reddish brown and white is known as sardonyx. Sardonyx was highly valued in Rome, especially for seals, because it was said to never stick to the wax. Roman General Publius Cornelius Scipio was known for wearing lots of sardonyx.

Black onyx especially shines when used a backdrop for color play. Its fine texture also makes it ideal for carving, making it a favored material for today's lapidary artists. In the pin by designer Susan Helmich above, a carved piece of onyx with threads of white provides a stunning backdrop for a flash of color. Onyx was often used as the perfect foil for carved rock crystal or the drop dead red of rubies in Art deco designs. It is also popular in marcasite jewelry. So if you would like to add a little black magic to your jewelry design, consider onyx.

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