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Sardonyx

A variety of onyx that is marked by evenly spaced bands of sards (reddish-brown coloured) contrasting with the white colour of the adjacent bands and hence often used to make a cameo with the raised design and the background in different colours.

From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson