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Sardonyx

noun

An onyx characterized by parallel layers of sard and a different colored mineral.

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"Sardonyx" Quotes from Famous Books

... was pure gold, like to pure glass. (19)The foundation-stones of the wall of the city were adorned with every precious stone. The first foundation-stone was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald; (20)the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, hyacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. (21)And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each several ...

— The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. • Various

... it in his hands he smote mightily upon the topmost marble step. The gray stone chipped and splintered, but the good blade brake not, neither was its edge turned. He smote the second step, which was of sardonyx; the blade bit it, and leaped back, but blunted not, nor brake. The third step was of gray adamant; he smote it with all his might; the adamant powdered where he struck, but the sword brake not, nor lost its edge. And when he could no more lift the ...

— The Junior Classics, V4 • Willam Patten (Editor)

Words linked to "Sardonyx" : onyx