MATTE Onyx 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-Inch all-high-end-strands Red Garnet is the most

Red Garnet is the most commonly known type of Garnet

Garnet is used today not only as an ornamental gem

it is cut and polished to look just like a Quartz gemstone

but is most commonly associated with white

but it is opaque as well

MATTE Onyx 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-Inch all-high-end-strands Red Garnet is the mostOnyx is a black and white banded Chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline Quartz. It is often thought of as an all black stone, and much of the black Onyx on the market has been artificially colored. Onyx has been both revered and feared throughout history. It is referenced in many sacred texts and historical manuscripts and is the first precious stone mentioned in the Bible. However in some regions, such as China, it was feared for centuries as a bad luck