Black Onyx Crystal Bracelet Bead size:8 mm Black onyx - an even

Black onyx - an even

so the bright polish is spared hard knocks and kept dry

The Lamiaceae-family sage carries a delicate herbaceous note with subtle sweetness - softer than the California-native Salvia apiana

Its Greek name means fingernail

well below quartz - the one fact that governs the wearing

Black Onyx Crystal Bracelet Bead size:8 mm Black onyx - an evenBlack onyx an even, depthless black with a glassy polish, the chalcedony the ancient world carved into seals and cameos. No flash; the appeal is the pure black and its cool weight. Onyx is microcrystalline quartz, the straight banded kin of agate. The all black bead is its black layer polished alone, taking a deep even shine. Its Greek name means fingernail, for the pale translucence of the lighter bands the Romans cut against it. Hard wearing at Mohs