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Item:SPONTANEOUS BLACK ONYX GEM ♠ 925 SILVER BRACELET 8 1/2"

SPONTANEOUS BLACK ONYX GEM ♠ 925 SILVER BRACELET 8 1/2"

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Type: BraceletLength: --
Sub-Type: --Metal: Silver
Main Gemstone: OnyxGold Quality: --
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SPONTANEOUS!!! GORGEOUS!!! BLACK ONYX & CITRINE GEM .925 SILVER BRACELET 8 1/2"
Onyx: black magic

In jewellery design as in fashion, colours look crisper against a background of black, and black and white always looks right. In fine jewellery, the black backdrop is often supplied by onyx, a black chalcedony quartz with a fine texture. Some onyx also displays white bands or ribbons against a black background. If the layers are even, this type of onyx can be carved into cameos.

Onyx was very popular with the ancient Greeks and Romans. The name comes from the Greek word 'onyx', which means nail or claw. The story is that one day the frisky Cupid cut the divine fingernails of Venus with an arrowhead while she was sleeping. He left the clippings scattered on the sand and the fates turned them into stone so that no part of the heavenly body would ever perish. True, black isn't normally the colour one associates with fingernails. (Did Venus wear Vamp, perhaps?) But in Greek times, almost all the colours of chalcedony from fingernail white to dark brown and black were called onyx. Later, the Romans narrowed the term to refer to black and dark brown colours only.

Onyx which is reddish brown and white is known as sardonyx. Sardonyx was highly valued in Rome, especially for seals, because it was said never to stick to the wax. The Roman general Publius Cornelius Scipio was known for wearing it a good deal.

Onyx is the birthstone for those who are born in December. In the Zodiac chart, Onyx is the stone for Leo and Carnelian for Virgo.

Black onyx shines especially well when used as a backdrop for colour play. Its fine texture also makes it ideal for carving, making it a favoured material for today's lapidaries. In the pin by designer Susan Helmich above, a carved piece of onyx with threads of white provides a stunning backdrop for a flash of colour. Onyx was often used as the perfect foil for carved rock crystal or the 'drop dead red' of rubies in art deco designs. It is also popular in marcasite jewellery. So if you would like to add a little black magic to your jewellery design, why not consider onyx?


Citrine is one of the most affordable gemstones. Named after the French word for lemon, "citron", many citrines have a juicy lemon colour. Citrine includes yellow to gold to orange brown shades of transparent quartz. In ancient times, citrine was carried as a protection against snake venom and evil thoughts. Natural citrines are rare. Most of the traded citrines are heat-treated amethysts or smoky quartzes. Since most citrine on the market started its life as amethyst, which was heated to turn its colour to lemony yellow, citrine jewellery, as well as amethyst jewellery, should be kept away from prolonged exposure to strong light or heat. With this precaution, citrine jewellery will last for many generations.

The Citrine zodiac, myth & legend

Citrine is often used as a birthstone of November along with topaz.
In Antiquity, as well as in the Middle Ages people believed that the cosmos is reflected in gemstones. Citrine is assigned to planet Mercury. The esoteric movement revived the ancient belief and the gem industry made it another marketing tool to promote certain gems.

The healing powers of gems remain a controversial issue, but are mentioned for centuries by healers, shamans and medicine men. Whether its factual or a placebo effect doesn't matter, if it helps. The safest approach is to wear the gemstone in skin contact to the troubled part of the body. Citrine is said to be of help for backache.
 
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