Onyx (Black) 12.5 to 17.5mm. Creative Cut Shape "AAA" Color Matched Cabochon Set ITEM#4825-32718 PRODUCT DETAILS    Stone/Shape: --    Stone/Color: --    Cut: Carved    Size: 12.5 to 17.5mm.  Approx    Weight (pcs.): 26.35 carat. Approx    Origin: Brazil    Color: AAA    Clarity: Opaque    Treatment: None    Overall Grade: "AB" Price per set. $15.25

Onyx (Black) 12.5 to 17.5mm. Creative Cut Shape "AAA" Color Matched Cabochon Set

 

Price
$15.25 PER set.

Onyx (Black) 5 to 5.5mm. Smooth Round Shape "AA" Grade 15 Inch Bead Strands ITEM#4825-6645 PRODUCT DETAILS    Stone/Shape: --    Stone/Color: --    Bead Cut: Smooth    Size: 5 to 5.5mm.  Approx    Origin: India    Color: AAA    Clarity: Opaque    Treatment: None    Length: 15 Inch    Overall Grade: "AA" Price per strand. 10 - 19 20 - 39 40 - 79 80+ $6.56 $5.58 $5.02 $4.52

Onyx (Black) 5 to 5.5mm. Smooth Round Shape "AA" Grade 15 Inch Bead Strands 20 % off

 

Price
$6.56 PER strand.

Onyx (Black) 16x12mm. Pears Shape "AAA" Color Calibrated Cabs ITEM#4825-27529 PRODUCT DETAILS    Stone/Shape: --    Stone/Color: --    Cut: Regular    Size: 16x12mm.  Approx    Weight (pcs.): 12.21 carat. Approx    Origin: Brazil    Color: AAA    Clarity: Opaque    Treatment: None    Overall Grade: "AA" Price per piece. 25 - 49 50 - 99 100 - 199 200+ $2.56 $2.18 $1.96 $1.76

Onyx (Black) 16x12mm. Pears Shape "AAA" Color Calibrated Cabs

 

Price
$2.56 PER piece.

Onyx (Black) 13mm. Trillion Shape "AAA" Color Calibrated Cabs ITEM#4825-27520 PRODUCT DETAILS    Stone/Shape: --    Stone/Color: --    Cut: Regular    Size: 13mm.  Approx    Weight (pcs.): 11.09 carat. Approx    Origin: Brazil    Color: AAA    Clarity: Opaque    Treatment: None    Overall Grade: "AA" Price per piece. 25 - 49 50 - 99 100 - 199 200+ $2.33 $1.98 $1.78 $1.60

Onyx (Black) 13mm. Trillion Shape "AAA" Color Calibrated Cabs

 

Price
$2.33 PER piece.

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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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