Lapis Lazuli large flat stones from Badaksan located in Afghanistan.

Lapis Lazuli large flat stones from Badaksan located in Afghanistan.

Peridot (Olivine) with Garnet pocket stone from Afghanistan.

Peridot (Olivine) with Garnet pocket stone from Afghanistan.

Afghan Onyx free form stones sourced from Badksan located in Afghanistan.

Afghan Onyx is not only colorful, but also has beautiful drawings and patterns. Very beautifully hand-cut, flat discs
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Afghan Onyx free form stones sourced from Badksan located in Afghanistan. is available to buy in increments of 1

Onyx is a mineral and a variety of quartz, more specifically a variety of chalcedony. Onyxes are two-tone nesosilicates, where the colors are intertwined as layers or bands. Onyx is related to agate, a four-colored quartz variety. There are several types of onyx, with the base name onyx normally used to denote a mineral with white and black layers. We also know the sardonyx with white and reddish brown (the color called sard) layers and carnelian or carnelian oronyx (fire red and white layers). Onyx is found in Brazil, Madagascar, Mexico, Uruguay, the United States and Pakistan. In ancient times, carnelian was mined in North Africa as an ornamental stone. In the imperial period, onyxes were mainly used for the manufacture of gemstones; rings with such stones were regularly found in the western provinces. In the late Roman period we find carnelian pearls also in the eastern provinces. Above the Alps carneoles only occasionally occurred, such as in Pfyn and Switzerland. References to the onyx occur in several places in the Old Testament of the Bible, the first in Genesis 2, verse 12 According to Rabbi Bahya ben Asher, the word "shoham" in exodus 28:20 means onyx. According to him, onyx was also the stone on the ephod that represented the tribe of Joseph. In addition, the shoulders of the ephod were also provided with two such "shoham" stones. The onyx has an esoteric history almost as long as its secular history. In the Middle Ages, the onyx was seen as a "doom stone", a symbol of mourning and misery. Other sources say it was also a healing stone, with a positive effect on the skin, hair and nails. Within the zodiac, onyx is associated with Capricorn and Saturn. Onyx is also said to have a beneficial effect on nausea, weather sensitivity and stomach and intestinal complaints.

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