MATTE Onyx 12mm Coin 8-Inch Usually white but also colorless it is a relative newcomer

it is a relative newcomer to the gem market

The stone includes shades of blue-gray

and veins within the tan

light gray or black

MATTE Onyx 12mm Coin 8-Inch Usually white but also colorless it is a relative newcomerOnyx is a black and white banded Chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline Quartz. It is often thought of as an all black stone, and much of the black Onyx on the market has been artificially colored. Onyx has been both revered and feared throughout history. It is referenced in many sacred texts and historical manuscripts and is the first precious stone mentioned in the Bible. However in some regions, such as China, it was feared for centuries as a bad luck