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1 So called from ὄνυξ, a "finger-nail." It is a variety of the Chalcedony, resembling Agate, but the colours are arranged in flat horizontal planes.
2 See B. xxxiv. c. 22, and B. xxxvi. c. 12.
3 It is pretty clear that the Onyx of Pliny included not only our Onyx, but several other varieties of the Chalcedony.
4 "Igniculos."
5 "Carnosas." It is somewhat doubtful whether our Carnelian, or Cornelian, take its name from this word, or from "cornus," a cornel-berry.
6 See Chapter 31.
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