sardonyx
nounAn onyx with alternating brown and white bands of sard and other minerals.
nounA chalcedony or agate consisting of two or more layers of brown or red combined with white or other color. Since about 1870 the name has been given to a chalcedony stained with various shades of red to deep brown.
nounIn heraldry, a tincture, the color murrey or sanguine, when blazoning is done by precious stones.
nounA variety of onyx consisting of sard and white chalcedony in alternate layers.
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an onyx characterized by parallel layers of sard and a different colored mineral
