Black Onyx Beads Available

Four Gods Onyx, Black Tortoise (black)

$9.99

Sold per: 1 piece

Colors in the main photo: Black Read from the main photo’s appearance; not a material identification.

About this size: 12mm

Traditional meaning

One of the Four Divine Beasts of Chinese mythology, linked to the north. It is associated with health and protection against evil, and is said to ward off evil and bring health and long life.

Source: the Japanese texts of the Pascle design tool for this size, reviewed and translated by us. Traditional meanings are cultural associations, not verified properties or proven effects, and not a promise about the piece you receive.

Sold loose, priced per piece, for bracelets you string yourself. Sizes and pictures follow the bracelet designer. Plan a bracelet with it in the designer

About this stone: Black Onyx

"Black onyx" is the trade name for uniformly black chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂). Natural black chalcedony is rare: almost all black onyx on the market is grey or banded chalcedony that has been coloured black, traditionally by soaking it in sugar solution and then in sulfuric acid, which carbonises the sugar in its pores. Strictly, onyx means chalcedony with straight black-and-white bands, so black onyx is a treated natural stone rather than a separate mineral.

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