Onyx in Frame

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Onyx in Frame

Entry/Object ID

2009.62.253

Description

Description: Common Name: Quartz var. Onyx Chemistry: SiO2 , Silicon dioxide Class: Silicates Location: Mexico Description: Thin polished slab (in picture frame) with dark tan to burgundy layers with rounded intrusions (foreground) and dull white to light blue banding (sky) and a burgundy top layer (above sky).

Collection

RAGM Mineral Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2009.62

Source or Donor

Museum Collection of Minerals

Acquisition Method

Donation

Dimensions

Width

3 in

Depth

3/4 in

Length

5-1/4 in

Location

Location

Shelf

CS-I-5

Room

Curation Storage

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Storage

Moved By

Jillian Mather Kettley

Date

April 24, 2025