Sardonyx


noun
1.
a chalcedony that is used for cameos and has sard and chalcedony of another color, usually white, arranged in straight parallel bands.
noun
1.
a variety of chalcedony with alternating reddish-brown and white parallel bands, used as a gemstone. Formula: SiO2

(Rev. 21:20), a species of the carnelian combining the sard and the onyx, having three layers of opaque spots or stripes on a transparent red basis. Like the sardine, it is a variety of the chalcedony.

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