Red Onyx 8x11mm Leaf - 8 Inch Cacao Grandidierite is a very rare

Grandidierite is a very rare

It is also referred to as the Bailer Shell because fishermen have been known to use the shell to bail water out of leaking boats

high-contrast matrix in shades of brown

Viking explorers used thin pieces of Iolite as the world’s first polarizing lens to help them determine the exact location of the sun for navigation

Red Onyx 8x11mm Leaf - 8 Inch Cacao Grandidierite is a very rareOnyx is a black and white banded Chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline Quartz. It is often thought of as an all to black stone, and much of the black Onyx on the market has been artificially colored. Onyx has been both revered and feared throughout history. It is referenced in many sacred texts and historical manuscripts and is the first precious stone mentioned in the Bible. However in some regions, such as China, it was feared for centuries as a bad luck