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onyx (mineral) (chalcedony, quartz (mineral), ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: A variety of chacedony having parallel, alternating bands of chalcedony and opal. The bands are usually colored black and white or reddish and white. In ancient times, the stones were available in Egypt, Arabia, and India. Onyx was often used as a gemstone in the production of cameos and intaglios. Onyx is also used as an ornamental building stone and for decorative items such as table tops, lamp bases, and small boxes. |
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onyx (mineral) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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onyx (mineral) (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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onyx (mineral) (French-P,D,U,N)
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عقيق يماني (C,U,Arabic -P,D,U,U)
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縞瑪瑙 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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鎬瑪瑙 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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gǎo ma nǎo (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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gao ma nao (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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kao ma nao (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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Onyx (C,U,German-P,D,U,N)
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onice (C,U,Italian-P,D,U,N)
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ónice (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,N)
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ónix (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,N)
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ónique (C,U,Spanish,UF,U,N)
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piedra oniquina (C,U,Spanish,UF,U,N)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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........................ quartz (mineral) (G) |
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............................ chalcedony (G) |
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................................ onyx (mineral) (G) |
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Arabic ..... مجموعة متنوعة من العقيق الأبيض لها نطاقات متوازية ومتناوبة من العقيق الأبيض والأوبال. عادة ما تكون الشرائط ملونة بالأبيض والأسود أو المحمر والأبيض. وفي العصور القديمة كانت الحجارة متوفرة في مصر والجزيرة العربية والهند. غالبًا ما تم استخدام العقيق كحجر كريم في إنتاج النقش والنقش الغائر. يستخدم العقيق أيضًا كحجر بناء للزينة وللعناصر الزخرفية مثل أسطح الطاولات وقواعد المصابيح والصناديق الصغيرة. |
Chinese (traditional) ..... 一種玉髓矽礦物,與瑪瑙唯一不同之處在於其層紋呈直線,通常為白色和黑色或白色和紅色。 |
Dutch ..... Een soort calcedoonsilicamineraal die alleen verschilt van agaat wat betreft de rechtheid van de lagen; meestal zwart en wit of rood en wit. |
Spanish ..... Variedad de mineral calcedónico de sílice que se diferencia de las ágatas sólo por la rectitud de las capas. Habitualmente blanco y negro, o blanco y rojo. |
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distinguished from .... |
agate (chalcedony) |
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(chalcedony, quartz (mineral), ... Materials (hierarchy name)) [300011135] |
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