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Medium Black Onyx Checkerboard Cabochon

Medium Black Onyx Checkerboard Cabochon

The beautiful black onyx cabochon shown here is 23mm long, and is available to be handcrafted into a custom made ring or pendant for you.

Black onyx is a type of quartz. In Greek mythology, Eros clipped Aphrodite’s fingernails while she slept, littering them across a beach; forcing The Fates to turn them to stone which produced onyx.

Black Onyx Checkerboard Faceted Cabochon

Large Black Onyx Checkerboard Cabochon

The beautiful black onyx cabochon shown here is 29mm long, and is available to be handcrafted into a custom made ring or pendant for you.

Black onyx is a type of quartz. In Greek mythology, Eros clipped Aphrodite’s fingernails while she slept, littering them across a beach; forcing The Fates to turn them to stone which produced onyx.

I used a similar cabochon to create this custom piece:

Checkerboard Black Onyx and Sterling Silver Ring