Today this gem is called agate. It is a stone that is usually some shade of red or orange with small stripes. No two stones have the same banding (stripes) It has been used for carving cameos. The “onyx” term refers to a black stone that when mixed with striping is called sardonyx. One reference claims that sardonyx was one of the stones that Moses carried up the mountain when he was given the 10 Commandments. This makes up the fifth foundation layer of New Jerusalem.
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