white Onyx Stone Egg

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

white Onyx Stone Egg

Entry/Object ID

2004.5.32

Description

Description: pure white 3 inches long Onyx comes through Latin from the Greek onyx meaning 'claw' or 'fingernail'. With its fleshtone color, onyx can be said to resemble a fingernail. The English word 'nail' is cognate with the Greek word.[ Rock Origin: Post-depositional Rock Type: Igneous Variety: Onyx was known to the ancient Greeks and Romans.[3] Use of sardonyx appears in the art of Minoan Crete, notably from the archaeological recoveries at Knossos.[4] Onyx was used in Egypt as early as the Second Dynasty to make bowls and other pottery items.[5] Onyx comes through Latin from the Greek onyx meaning 'claw' or 'fingernail'. With its fleshtone color, onyx can be said to resemble a fingernail. The English word 'nail' is cognate with the Greek word.[

Collection

Suomynona Mineral Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2004.5

Source or Donor

Suomynona Egg Collection

Acquisition Method

Donation

Location

Location

Building

Storage

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Scott Longan

Date

October 29, 2009

Location

Shelf

Bottom

Cabinet

Case # 7

Room

Mentzer Hall

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Permanent