Black Onyx Value, Price, and Jewelry Informa on

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Black Onyx Value

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Black Onyx Informa on

DATA VALUE

Name Black Onyx

Is a Variety of Chalcedony

Varie es Sardonyx

Crystallography  Hexagonal, microcrystaline.

Refrac ve Index  1.544-1.553

Colors  Black, white (banded)

Luster  Waxy.

Polish Luster  Vitreous.

Fracture  Conchoidal

Hardness  7
 DATA VALUE

Specific Gravity  2.651

Birefringence  0.009

Cleavage  None

Dispersion  None.

Heat Sensi vity No

Wearability  Excellent

Enhancements  Dying, common

Special Care None

Instruc ons

Transparency  Opaque.

Formula SiO2

Pleochroism  None.

Op cs  Uniaxial (+).

Onyx is banded chalcedony that is found in many different colors including commonly black and white.

Sources

Argen na; Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; Czech Republic; France; Germany; India; Madagascar; Russia; Scotland, United Kingdom; United States.

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