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sardonyx$516002$ - translation to greek
BANDED VARIETY OF THE MINERAL CHALCEDONY
Sardonyx; Oynx; Black Onyx
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sardonyx
n. σαρδόνυξ λίθος
Definition
sardonyx
['s?:d?n?ks]
¦ noun onyx in which white layers alternate with sard.
Origin
ME: via L. from Gk sardonux, prob. from sardios 'sardius' + onux 'onyx'.
Wikipedia
Onyx
Onyx primarily refers to the parallel banded variety of chalcedony, a silicate mineral. Agate and onyx are both varieties of layered chalcedony that differ only in the form of the bands: agate has curved bands and onyx has parallel bands. The colors of its bands range from black to almost every color. Commonly, specimens of onyx contain bands of black and/or white. Onyx, as a descriptive term, has also been applied to parallel banded varieties of alabaster, marble, calcite, obsidian and opal, and misleadingly to materials with contorted banding, such as "Cave Onyx" and "Mexican Onyx".
