 | "Deep Black Onyx, touched off by Italian Red coral and Sterling complete this set. Earwires are non-tarnish Sterling Silver.
Stone Wisdom: Pizzazz! It's a word you don't hear all that often anymore, but black onyx has it. The word onyx comes from the Greek word for fingernail, because of its translucence. Genuine gleaming black onyx is chalcedony ((kal-sed-en-ee) dyed to make it a uniform black. Wherever it appears in beads and cabochons, black onyx has the look Hedy Lamar and Clark Gable had on the movie screen-a gorgeous exterior with power smoldering inside them. It was a look that said "Here I am. Look at me. I'm fascinating! Torre del Greco, south of Naples, Italy has been the main center of the trade and processing of coral for centuries. Over half of the world's coral harvest is still processed there. The name coral comes from Greek "Korallion", also Gorgeia from the myth of Perseus slaying the Medusa. Medusa's drops of blood are said to have become red coral. It was thought to be the life essence of the Mother Goddess who lived on a "tree" of coral in the ocean. " Location: Hand-Crafted
Size: Approx. 1 1/2\
Weight: 1.0 lbs.
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