{"id":24155,"date":"2021-02-01T13:05:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T20:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platearjewels.com\/?p=24155"},"modified":"2021-02-01T13:07:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T20:07:40","slug":"onyx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/onyx\/","title":{"rendered":"Onyx"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Onyx<\/strong> is a bonded<strong> variety<\/strong> of chalcedony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The name comes from the <strong>Greek word onux,<\/strong> meaning <strong>finger nail.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Colors-:<\/u><\/strong> Mostly known for its black, black and white or brown and white bands, although it can be found in orange, Honey, red, blue, brown, yellow, and green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Mohs Hardness-:<\/u><\/strong> 7 with the trigonal crystal structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Luster-: <\/u><\/strong>Vitreous and silky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Streak-:<\/u><\/strong> White.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Transparency-:<\/u><\/strong> Translucent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Birthstone-:<\/u><\/strong> December, July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Zodiac sign-:<\/u><\/strong> Capricorn, Leo, Gemini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Occurrence-:<\/u><\/strong> Germany, Canada and The US, Brazil, India Uruguay and California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Metaphysical properties-:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ability to repel negative thinking and negativity of others.<\/li><li>Acquisition of self-mastery and self-confidence.<\/li><li>Protection from adversaries wards of the evil eye.<\/li><li>Development of stamina and strength.<\/li><li>Courage and control.<\/li><li>Increased prosperity.<\/li><li>Health and happiness.<\/li><li>Vigour and constancy.<\/li><li>Determination.<\/li><li>Helps to eradicate stress, apathy and neurological disorders.<\/li><li>Onyx treats disorders of the bones, bone marrow and blood.<\/li><li>It is beneficial for teeth and the feet.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<strong><u>Enhancement-:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It has been dyed or heated treated to bring out a richer colour.<\/li><li>Chalcedony quartz easily absorbs the dye and gives an even colour to the stone.<\/li><li>This practice is very common and accepted in the jewelry industry.<\/li><li>It does not depreciate the value of the stone.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Care and Cleaning-:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tendency to scratch and chip easily so wear your onyx ring with care.<\/li><li>For cleaning, a soak in warm Soapy water is sufficient.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Onyx is a bonded variety of chalcedony. The name comes from the Greek word onux, meaning finger nail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[251],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stones"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24155"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24203,"href":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24155\/revisions\/24203"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}