Translucent Stone presents a unique and incomparable product, which is already a success in the US and Europe. Our slabs are superior to traditional stones, being more resistant, Hydro-Oil-Repellent and easy to clean, with a greater range of colors, including exotic. Completely based on natural inputs. We still have many translucent models, allowing the use of backlighted slabs for sophisticated and modern effects. The only natural stone whose color has been modified by high tech molecular infusion, remaining 100% natural stone.
is the parallel-banded variety of chalcedony, an oxide mineral. Agate and onyx are both varieties of layered chalcedony that differ only in the form of the bands; agate has curved bands while onyx has parallel bands. The colors of its bands range from black to almost every color. Specimens of onyx commonly contain bands of black and/or white Onyx, as a descriptive term, has also been applied to parallel-banded varieties of alabaster, marble, calcite, obsidian, and opal, and misleadingly to materials with contorted banding, such as “cave onyx” and “Mexican onyx. Onyx comes through Latin (of the same spelling), from the Ancient Greek ὄνυξ, meaning “claw” or “fingernail”. Onyx with pink and white bands can sometimes resemble a fingernail. Onyx is formed of bands of chalcedony in alternating colors. It is cryptocrystalline, consisting of fine intergrowths of the silica minerals quartz and moganite. Its bands are parallel to one another, as opposed to the more chaotic banding that often occurs in agates
is a variant in which the colored bands are sard (shades of red) rather than black. Black onyx is perhaps the most famous variety, but is not as common as onyx with colored bands. Artificial treatments have been used since ancient times to produce both the black color in “black onyx” and the reds and yellows in sardonyx. Most “black onyx” on the market is artificially colored. Onyx is a gemstone found in various regions of the world including Greece, Yemen, Uruguay, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Madagascar, Latin America, the UK, and various states in the US.
Onyx is naturally formed from calcite in caves or bedrock openings around the world. Calcite is the same mineral that makes up limestone, travertine and marble. Onyx was used in Egypt as early as the Second Dynasty to make bowls and other pottery items.[16] Use of sardonyx appears in the art of Minoan Crete, notably from the archaeological recoveries at Knossos. Onyx is mentioned in the Bible many times. Sardonyx (onyx in which white layers alternate with sard – a brownish color) is mentioned in the Bible as well. Now, in this era, it is known as “ Slabs of onyx (from the Atlas Mountains) were famously used by Mies van der Rohe in Villa Tugendhat at Brno (completed 1930) to create a shimmering semi-translucent interior wall. The Hôtel de la Païva in Paris is noted for its yellow onyx décor, and the new Mariinsky Theatre Second Stage in St.Petersburg uses yellow onyx in the lobby.
Strictly speaking the precious stones are only seven in number—the diamond, the pearl, the ruby, the sapphire, the emerald, the oriental catseye, and the alexandrite; but to these are often added the so-called semi-precious stones—such as the amethyst, the topaz, the tourmaline, the aquamarine, the chrysoprase, etc.
The green emerald is one of the “big four” most valuable gemstones, along with the white diamond, the blue sapphire, and the red ruby. Emeralds with a bluish-green to pure green hue, high saturation, and medium-dark tone are highly sought. The finest emeralds have excellent transparency and command the highest prices.
Blue diamond rules the list of most valuable gemstones and is the rarest of all. The blue color in diamonds is because of the traces of the Boron element. Blue diamonds were first discovered in India and considered as the elemental symbol of royalty.
is the most expensive gemstone in the world, in great demand for its ability to change color—green-to-red or red-to-green—as you hold it to the light. It takes its name from the Russian Czar Alexander II for his love for fine things like Fabrage Eggs and elaborate jewelry.
