Gem Reference
Gem Reference
Onyx marble is banded calcite: warm cream-and-honey stripes, soft polish, big sizes and a rock-bottom price. Hardness 3, effervescence in acid and aggregate RI blink separate it instantly from true banded chalcedony onyx. Usually dyed for vivid souvenirs - disclose treatment.
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