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Summary:Onyx is the shear beauty of illustrious black, that from
antiquity, men had been drawn to. A derivative from Greek word, onux, meaning
fingernail, onyx displays fine nails-like white or reddish silicon dioxide
bands, thus justifying its naming. A stone famous for its texture that is ideal
for curving, creates astonishing impact when mounted on a ring.
The background as onyx as a gemstone
From time immemorial gems and jewelleries have been perceived as the powerful
statement of position and vanity of the wearer. But when associated with
mythical accolades, they attain a deep spiritual significance. The ancient
Greeks, known for their astute socio-political foresights, rightly viewed the
importance of myth and intelligently spread the legends surrounding divine
figures, whose presence on the earth were symbolized by worldly materials found
in the environment. In this process, many gemstones came to incorporate divine
vibrations which were believed to offer protection and charm of luck to its
wearer. Onyx is one of the classical gemstones, having a rich legendary
background. Believed to be born out of scattered fingernails of Venus, onyx has
multifaceted healing and mystic properties. A traditional healing agent for
curing emotional wounds emanating from unsuccessful relations of the past, onyx
also help new romantic relations to bloom in life by improving expressive
abilities in the lovers. It also works wonderfully for those worried by a
constant hair loss by helping to grow hairs on their heads. Onyx has a calming
effect on the minds of wearer by sorting out the chaos of life.
Onyx ring: a statement of simplicity
But these are not all the reasons why one should invest on an onyx ring. It is
the shear beauty of illustrious black, that from antiquity, men had been drawn
to. A derivative from Greek word, onux, meaning fingernail, onyx displays fine
nails-like white or reddish silicon dioxide bands, thus justifying its naming.
A stone famous for its texture that is ideal for curving, creates astonishing
impact when mounted on a ring. Again, design of jewellery, in all ages like the
other forms of applied art, has been influenced by the discovery of new
materials and more importantly, by the demands of fashion. The twenty first
century fashion trends moves round the cluster of multi-coloured gemstones.
When the eyes get tired among the crowds of bright reds, blues and greens, the
timelessness of black in onyx brings freshness of relief. Then, black always
spells class and sophistication. The chief philosophy behind contemporary
jewellery being the wearablity, onyx jewelleries offer a typical multipurpose
appeal. An onyx ring is in no way unsuitable to an office suit, when you wear
this very piece with your black evening grown it becomes the ultimate show
stopper. The affordability of this stone makes it even more attractive to the
buyers.
Know about onyx
If you plan to buy some stone jewllery, it is mandatory that before parting with
your cash know about the basic traits of the gemstone in question. Onyx, which
is microcrystalline quartz, belongs to chalcedony family. It comes in brown,
grey and black varieties. When the brown chalcedony is found with thin white or
reddish brown silicon dioxide stripes or band, they are called sard-onyx. All
t5hese varieties of onyx have moderate hardness. It record 7 in the mohs scale
of hardness. As long as onyx is concerned, treatments within the limits of
trade accepted norms are common practice. Dying, heating and chemical doctoring
are the common methods applied to enhance colour in onyx. These treatments have
a permanent effect on the stone which has nothing to do with the longivity of
the stone. So, the pricing of the stone in no way gets affected by these
treatments. Onyx is a layered stone like any other stone belonging to agate
family. Please take notice of the fact that treated agates, which are much
cheaper, are often sold in the name of black onyx. However, there is a simple
way to distinguish onyx from agate. While onyx has straight bands of brown,
white or black, agate has curved lines of many colours.
Buying onyx rings
The ring is regarded as the oldest form of ornament, used for the adornment of
body. It also symbolized bonding; bonding between man and woman, bonding
between two friends, bonding between a master and slave and so on. So, in
course of history of jewellery there appeared many kinds of rings like wedding
rings, engagement rings, even promise rings. Before buying an onyx ring, first
think of the purpose for which you are going to buy one; whether you are going
to wear it daily or occasionally-answer to all these questions will determine
the design of the ring, the size of the stoner and the choice of the metal. For
female rings smaller stones are recommended, while male rings look with a
bigger size onyx. He fitting of the ring is very important for the comfort of
the wearer. So it will be a wise decision to buy a good quality onyx first, and
the get it mounted on a ring of the choice of your design and the size of your
finger. Among all the jewlleries ring is most exposed to external abrasion. And
since onyx with a moderate hardness is prone to chipping and scratching,
special care should be taken at the time of making an onyx ring. The stone
should be set inside the bezels or guarded by heavy prongs as much as possible.
In order to receive the positive forces of the stone, set in a way that the
stone stays in contact of your body and the light passes through the stone to
your body. Next important thing is the choice of the metal. The use of white
metal like white gold, platinum or even silver can produce a wonderful
contrasting effect. Someone who likes an unusual like can go for an onyx ring
crafted in mat finished yellow gold. The traditional yellow gold either does
not look bad with onyx. After all, the black being a basic colour, onyx can be
teamed with anything and everything.
Design options
Onyx, a very popular gemstone among the early Greeks and Romans, who used to
craft beautiful seals out of this black beauty has become in course of fashion
evolution, a staple stone in the hands of designers of abstractist schools of
twenty first century. The imaginative designers combine it with pearls, mother
of pearls and sometime with diamonds. Being cost effective, at the same time
fashionable-looking the onyx jewelleries have become common items occupying the
shelves of leading jewllery stores all round the world. If you want to make a
simplistic, minimulistic yet fashionable style statement, an onyx ring is the
right choice for you.
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