onyx
Black striped stone
Onyx is a banded variety of chalcedony, a semiprecious stone typically showing parallel layers of black and white.
Pure black onyx is most familiar in jewelry: an onyx ring, onyx cufflinks.
The word extends to anything with that distinctive deep black color or lustrous quality.
Banded semiprecious stone
- chalcedonyTranslucent microcrystalline silica variety
- quartzCrystalline silicon dioxide
- sardonyxBanded quartz variety
- carnelianReddish-brown translucent quartz
jasper · cabochon · carat · luster · hardness · polished · semiprecious · lapidary
Oxygen-bound crystal compound
- chalcedonyTranslucent microcrystalline silica variety
- quartzCrystalline silicon dioxide
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- formationCreation or arrangement
deposit · vein · banded · layered · sedimentary · volcanic · geology · mineralogy
Forced fluid stream
- ebonyDense dark tropical wood
- obsidianGlassy igneous rock
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
- inkWriting fluid
raven · sable · coal · pitch · noir · darkness · shadow · void
Having contrasting bands
- layeredHaving multiple levels
- veinedMarked with linear channels
- marbledStreaked with irregular patterns
- parallelEquidistant at all points
alternating · white · brown · sardonyx · stratified · contrasting · patterned · ribboned
Closed curve shape
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
- necklaceNeck-worn ornament
- braceletOrnamental wrist band
- earringsJewelry worn on lobes
brooch · cufflinks · beads · cabochon · setting · bezel · inlay · signet
Embedded surface ornamentation
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- tabletopHorizontal furniture surface
- countertopFlat kitchen work surface
- tileFlat surface-covering piece
sculpture · vase · bookend · mantelpiece · accent · ornamental · carved · polished
agate
Banded semiprecious stone
- chalcedonyTranslucent microcrystalline silica variety
- quartzCrystalline silicon dioxide
- sardonyxBanded quartz variety
carnelian · jasper · cabochon · carat · luster · hardness · polished · semiprecious · lapidary · gemology
silicate
Oxygen-bound crystal compound
- chalcedonyTranslucent microcrystalline silica variety
- quartzCrystalline silicon dioxide
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
formation · deposit · vein · banded · layered · sedimentary · volcanic · geology · mineralogy · specimen
jet
Forced fluid stream
ink · raven · sable · coal · pitch · noir · darkness · shadow · void · eclipse
striped
Having contrasting bands
- layeredHaving multiple levels
- veinedMarked with linear channels
- marbledStreaked with irregular patterns
parallel · alternating · white · brown · sardonyx · stratified · contrasting · patterned · ribboned · concentric
ring
Closed curve shape
earrings · brooch · cufflinks · beads · cabochon · setting · bezel · inlay · signet · cameo
inlay
Embedded surface ornamentation
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- tabletopHorizontal furniture surface
- countertopFlat kitchen work surface
tile · sculpture · vase · bookend · mantelpiece · accent · ornamental · carved · polished · luxury
- mineralsquartz, marble, granite, limestone, sandstone
- gemstonesdiamond, ruby, emerald, sapphire, pearl
- quartz varietiesquartz, amethyst, citrine, rose quartz, smoky quartz
- jewelryearrings, bracelet, necklaces, necklace, rings
- blackjet black, pitch black, coal black, true black, midnight black
- crystalsquartz, amethyst, diamond, citrine, rose quartz