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Onyx is translucent and usually comes in a variety of colors such as honey, green and red. It can be honed or polished to a high gloss. It\u2019s not just these qualities that make onyx so beautiful; onyx has these gorgeous waves and circle patterns. But how are these magnificent\u00a0characteristics formed?<\/p>\n
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Let\u2019s defer again to the Marble Institute of America since it\u00a0is the expert: onyx originates in the \u201cdripstone deposits of limestone caverns where it forms stalactites, stalagmites, and other formations that can fill an entire cavern. It is deposited by gentle, dripping water movement followed by evaporation between drops that deposits calcium carbonate from the water onto the formation, incrementally enlarging formations by thousandths of an inch or less per drop. Thus onyx is also a chemical sedimentary stone, and may envelop terrestrial fossil remains.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We typically see onyx used as an interior decorative stone, such as bar tops and statement walls. Onyx looks even more stunning when it is backlit. The light shines through onyx due to the translucency of stone.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now on to my favorite subject: stone maintenance. Onyx rates a three on the Moh\u2019s hardness scale – so basically what that means is that onyx is a very soft material and can scratch easily, so don\u2019t drag your trays and bottles on your bar top. Onyx also reacts (etches) when acid, ammonia, or alcohol is spilled. Etch marks are surface chemical burns that remove the polish of the stone surface. The good news is International Stoneworks<\/a> can re-hone and re-polish<\/a> onyx to remove fine scratches and etch marks to restore the surface to a beautiful and consistent finish again.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you want to make a statement with natural stone in your home or building, onyx is a stunning way to go!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This week my blog is a general overview on onyx and why it’s so cool! First, let\u2019s differentiate between your black onyx gemstone ring around your finger and the honey colored onyx bar top. According to the Marble Institute of America, the onyx gemstone is a \u201csiliceous rock consisting of cryptocrystalline quartz (a variety […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[146,148,150,145,147,149],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1053"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1053"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1072,"href":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1053\/revisions\/1072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/a><\/a>