Limestone Onyx
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About Limestone Onyx
Formula:
CaCO3
Name:
From its similarity to onyx and its limestone origins.
A variety of Calcite
A variety of banded calcite of stalagmitic origin showing patterns similar to onyx. Often cut and used as a decorative stone.
Note: some sources shorten the name to 'onyx'. This is incorrect and confusing and should not be encouraged. True onyx is quartz (hardness 7), this material is much softer (hardness 3) and has very much lower acid resistance.
A variety of banded calcite of stalagmitic origin showing patterns similar to onyx. Often cut and used as a decorative stone.
Note: some sources shorten the name to 'onyx'. This is incorrect and confusing and should not be encouraged. True onyx is quartz (hardness 7), this material is much softer (hardness 3) and has very much lower acid resistance.
Pronounciation of Limestone Onyx
Pronounciation:
Play | Recorded by | Country |
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Jolyon & Katya Ralph | United Kingdom |
Chemical Properties of Limestone Onyx
Formula:
CaCO3
Elements listed:
Synonyms of Limestone Onyx
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Limestone Onyx
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Localities for Limestone Onyx
Locality List




All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Argentina | |
| Tauber, Sebastian (2015) unpublished data on site visit. |
| Saravia, T.S. (1960) Geografia de la Provincia de Jujuy. (Jujuy provincial government, publications advisory commission, No. 3) |
Saravia, T.S. (1960) Geografia de la Provincia de Jujuy. (Jujuy provincial government, publications advisory commission, No. 3) | |
| Marcelo O. Olsina (mminerales@hotmail.com). |
Urbina Nilda, E., et al. "METALLOGENY OF THE SIERRAS PAMPEANAS OF SAN LUIS, ARGENTINA." | |
Italy | |
| Barelli, V. (1835): Cenni di statistica mineralogica degli Stati di S.M. il Re di Sardegna, ovvero Catalogo ragionato della Raccolta formatasi presso l'Azienda Generale dell'Interno. Tipogr. G. Fodratti, Torino, 686 pp.; Jervis, G. (1873): I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia. Vol. 1: Regioni delle Alpi. Ed. Loescher, Torino, 410 pp. |
Mexico | |
| Panczner(1987):128. |
USA | |
| Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 151-152; Engineering & Mining Jour. (1922); Wilson, E.D. & G.H. Roseveare (1949), Arizona Nonmetallics, A Summary of Past Production and Present Operations, 2nd. Edition (revised), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 155: 48. |
| Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 47. |
Galbraith. F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 47. | |
Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 151; Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 47. | |
| Wilson, E.D. & G.H. Roseveare (1949), Arizona Nonmetallics, A Summary of Past Production and Present Operations, 2nd. Edition (revised), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 155: 48. |
| Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 47. |
| Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 152; Bowles, O. (1940), Onyx marble & travertine, US Bur. of Mines Inf. Circ. 6751R; Tenney, J.B. (1928), The Mineral Industries of Arizona, AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 125: 107. |
MRDS file #10258884. | |
| Galbraith, F.W. & Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 47. |
Galbraith, F.W. & Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 47. | |
Blair, G. (1992), The Rockhound's Guide to Arizona: Helena, MT, Falcon Press. | |
| Univ. AZ Bull. 41 (1916-17), Mineralogy of Useful Minerals in AZ: 47. |
| Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 152; Univ. AZ Bull. 41 (1916-17), Mineralogy of Useful Minerals in AZ: 47. |
| Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 62 (Table 4). |
| Univ. of AZ Bull. 41 (1916-17), Mineralogy of Useful Minerals in AZ: 47; Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 47.. |
Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 55; USGS Mineral Resources (1913), Pt. 2: 1344. | |
| Wilson, E.D. & G.H. Roseveare (1949), Arizona Nonmetallics, A Summary of Past Production and Present Operations, 2nd. Edition (revised), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 155: 48. |
| Jones, E.L., Jr. & F.L. Ransome (1920), Deposits of manganese ore in Arizona, USGS Bull. 710-D: 125. |
| Tenney, J.B. (1928), The Mineral Industries of AZ, AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 125: 107. |
Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 153; Univ. of AZ Bull. 41 (1916-17), Mineralogy of Useful Minerals in AZ: 47. | |
MRDS database Dep. ID #10110116, MRDS ID #TC35439. | |
Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 153. | |
Lindgren, W. (1926), USGS Bull. 782: 31. | |
| Wilson, E.D. & G.M. Butler (1930), Manganese ore deposits in AZ, AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 127: 97. |
Wilson, E.D. & G.M. Butler (1930), Manganese ore deposits in AZ, AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 127: 96-97. | |
Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 153; Funnell, J.E. & E.J. Wolfe (1964), Compendium on nonmetallic minerals of AZ, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX. | |
| MRDS database Dep. ID #10110072, MRDS ID #TC10273. |
| Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America |
| USGS: Mineral Res. of the US (1908) |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 209-210. |
| USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10286584. |
| USGS: Mineral Res. of the US (1908) |
| Averill, Charles V. (1935), Mines and mineral resources of Siskiyou County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 31): 31(3): 334. |
| USGS Mineral Resources of the US (1908). |
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| Rocks & Min.: 12: 274-277. |
| Rocks & Min.: 13: 268. |
El Rosario mountain, La Toma, Coronel Pringles department, San Luis, Argentina