Onyx stones, and precious stones
Onyx stones considered gem, there are all kinds of stripe bloodstones or chalcedony. In fact, it is a kind of quartz, but it finely crystalline texture crystalline structure is very thin, and it can only be by polarized light. Besides purple, blue, black and red agate flocks inserted in almost all colors. In an onyx called onyx XiaCun lies in the shadow of the stripes red wine instead of black. Onyx ceramic tile are developed from the stone has been widely applied in decorative items. Onyx stones considered stone, but still looks very precious onyx ceramic tile, undoubtedly improve beautiful some item in silent of the sea among these listening pines. This gem is also used in a lot of jewels.
With the diamond, ruby or emerald, this is cut into (or translation, onyx cabochons or bead a doom – like shape and flat. Intaglios and some other modelling, cameos onyx. Usually, jewelers use black or other dark background and agate products.
In Victorian times, onyx cameos is at its peak period, especially in is called the big period of many jewels historians. This is considered an era of sorrow, because queen Victoria will face death of her beloved husband, prince Albert and jewelry was very dark in color, because declare mourning, and then onyx especially preferred, because it is relative to the black background.
Similarly, in Rome, the soldiers used to wear necklace, have carved the name of the god of war or out. They used to believe that these stones are strengthened their and fearless, they will fight bravely their enemy, did not consider retreat and failure.
Even in this new era, onyx very popular, and its role is in different jewelry and decoration project assessment on February, born of onyx is a top, many people still believe that even in this era of science and technology, this gem has an amazing healing power and can bring good luck and wealth. Many people think this is just an ordinary stones like other stones. Who is right and who is not, what we don’t know about it yet to decide, perhaps this will never be decided.