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Chalcedony in parallel layers of different shades of color. It is used for making cameos, the figure being cut in one layer with the next as a ground.

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  1. n. Chalcedony in parallel layers of different shades of color. It is used for making cameos, the figure being cut in one layer with the next as a ground.
  2. n. a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos
  3. Chalcedony in parallel layers of different shades of color. It is used for making cameos, the figure being cut in one layer with the next as a ground. Onyx marble, a banded variety of marble or calcium carbonate resembling onyx. It is obtained from Mexico.
  4. Chalcedony in parallel layers of different shades of color. Itis used for making cameos, the figure being cut in one layer with thenext as a ground. Onyx marble, a banded variety of marble or calciumcarbonate resembling onyx. It is obtained from Mexico.
  5. n:100 n. a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos