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Mexican onyx
noun
, Mineralogy.
- a translucent, banded variety of calcite, used for ornamental and decorative pieces.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Mexican onyx1
First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences
Mexican onyx is a massive variety, streaked or banded with colors due to impurities.
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Mexican onyx cabinet, presented to General Grant by the people of Puebla, Mexico.
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In the centre of the florid carpet a gilt table with a top of Mexican onyx sustained a palm in a gilt basket tied with a pink bow.
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"Oh, George!" he presently called across his slab of Mexican onyx; "come here."
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It is found notably in the volcanic district of Mono County, and elsewhere, sometimes in the form of Mexican onyx, which is only a translucent variety of the same marble.
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