Found 2 items, similar to Mexican onyx.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Mexican onyx Mexican onyx n : a hard compact kind of calcite [syn: alabaster, oriental alabaster , onyx marble]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Mexican onyx Onyx \O"nyx\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a claw, finger nail, a veined gem. See Nail, and cf. Onycha.] 1. (Min.) Chalcedony in parallel layers of different shades of color. It is used for making cameos, the figure being cut in one layer with the next as a ground. [1913 Webster] 2. Same as Mexican onyx. [PJC] 3. A deep jet-black color. [PJC] Onyx marble, Mexican onyx, a banded variety of marble or calcium carbonate resembling onyx. It is obtained from Mexico in various colors ranging from white to deep black. [1913 Webster +PJC]