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Vintage bead necklace with alternating black onyx and clear rock crystal beads
Vintage onyx and rock crystal bead necklace worn with black top, long bead strand
Vintage bead necklace with alternating black onyx and clear rock crystal beads
Vintage onyx and rock crystal bead necklace worn with black top, long bead strand

C. 1990 Vintage 10mm Onyx and 336.00 ct. t.w. Rock Crystal Bead Necklace. 26"

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$995

$695
C. 1990. Here's a unique find from our Estate collection that you can now call your own! Our necklace features duos of 10mm round onyx beads…

Item 207649

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All weights and measurements are approximate. Most gemstones are treated to enhance their beauty and may require special care.

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The deeper story

Visually Speaking

Black onyx has always played a different role in fine jewelry design. Its light-absorbing surface functions as a visual anchor that grounds a composition and increases the apparent luminosity of the surrounding metalwork and accent stones.

Stone Story

Quartz is silicon dioxide given enough time and the right conditions. It crystallizes slowly in hydrothermal veins, pegmatites, and sedimentary environments in a process that produces crystals of exceptional size and clarity. That the same process that produces everything from massive rock crystal to fine amethyst, which says something about how much variation a single mineral can carry.

A Storied Heritage

The gemstone beads with the longest histories in fine jewelry each carry a specific cultural or ceremonial lineage that explains why they were strung in the first place. Some examples include turquoise, lapis lazuli, coral, jade, and freshwater pearl.

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