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Sardius vs Onyx - What's the difference?

sardius | onyx |

In mineralogy|lang=en terms the difference between sardius and onyx

is that sardius is (mineralogy) sard while onyx is (mineralogy) a banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.

As nouns the difference between sardius and onyx

is that sardius is (mineralogy) sard while onyx is (mineralogy) a banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.

As an adjective onyx is

jet-black.

sardius

English

Noun

(-)
  • (mineralogy) sard
  • * Bible, Revelations xxi. 20
    • The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius ; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
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    onyx

    English

    (wikipedia onyx)

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.
  • A jet-black color, named after the gemstone.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • jet-black
  • * , Genesis, 2:12
    • And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=, title=“Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days, chapter=3/7/2 citation
    • , passage=There was no moon, only stars set brilliantly in the soft black onyx of the sky?: a black night and very silent on Cimiez?; and a black and silent prospect from the verandah

    See also

    * sardonyx

    References

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