Onyx in Frame

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Onyx in Frame

Entry/Object ID

2009.62.254

Description

Description: Common Name: Quartz var. Onyx Chemistry: SiO2 , Silicon dioxide Class: Silicates Location: Mexico Description: Thin polished slab (in picture frame) with light brown, dark green irregular layers (foreground, mountains), creamy light green with banded darker green (sky) with a couple of reddish-orange vertical streaks intruding through the green (sky).

Acquisition

Accession

2009.62

Source or Donor

Museum Collection of Minerals

Acquisition Method

Donation

Dimensions

Width

3-3/4 in

Depth

3/4 in

Length

6 in

Location

Location

Shelf

CS-I-5

Room

Curation Storage

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Storage

Date

April 17, 2025