Just Witchy's Blog — Black Onyx

Black Onyx Obelisk    What is Onyx? Onyx is the parallel banded variety of chalcedony - an oxide mineral. The colors of its bands range from black to nearly every color. But today I am going to talk about the uber cool black variety!      The gemstone is produced in water under low temperatures with vast silica deposits. Typically it is surrounded by many different rocks, fissures and cracks and can be found all over the globe in places like Greece, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Pakistan, India, the UK and the United States, to name just a few places.   ...