3.4" Polished, Green (Jade) Onyx Sphere - Afghanistan

Polished, Green (Jade) Onyx Sphere - Afghanistan #108231

This is a beautiful polished sphere made out of jade onyx, also known as green onyx, that was quarried in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. The onyx is yellow-green in color and has white banding throughout. It measures 3.4" in diameter and comes with the pictured display stand.

Afghan Jade Onyx or Afghan Green Onyx is collected from several different quarries in Afghanistan: Bamyan, Helmand and Faryab being the most common and well known quarries. While tests have indicated that the "onyx" from these localities are actually travertine, a variety of aragonite, the term onyx has remained the common name used for this material.

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