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1) zi onyx [IW]

1) zi onyx [divsions: zlum po stag log, rkang ring, khra chung, good for gza' nad khrag la babs pa zi-stone, burnishing stone (Kind of onyx w zebra-like banded designs, two eyes--regular, three eyes--good, 9 eyes--best), shine, brightness, clearness, splendour, burnisher] [IW]

Zi stone. Divine agate [RY]

agate [thd]

onyx; zi-stone. Kind of onyx, has zebra-like designs, two eyes--regular, three eyes--good, nine eyes--best; burnished, a banded onyx commonly used for burnishing. 2) shine, brightness, clearness, splendor [RY]

shine, brightness, clearness, splendor, a precious stone, onyx kind of onyx? (zebra-like designs; 2 eyes is regular, 3 eyes is good, 9 eyes is best), cat's eye stone, a type of precious stone, multi-colored [JV]

(med) Onyx (Phrin Las 1987), Agate SiO2 (Yeshi 2018). gzi rigs kyi lig bu mig, Onyx (Phrin Las 1987). Onyx is a black and white variety of Agate. Agate is a variety of Chalcedony, which is a form of microcrystalline quartz (SiO2). Because the colors and patterns found in agates are so varied and so characteristic for the respective localities, there is a confusingly large number of ever-changing varietal and trade names. See also dkar khra men for Agate (mindat.org). Johannes Schmidt (talk) 12:49, 25 November 2021 (UTC)