Silver Lace Onyx pendants, earrings and ring set in Sterling Silver. It is found only in the Calico Mountains of California and is rare due to the location’s difficult accessibility.
Silver Lace Onyx is a unique & rare stone. It is only found in the Calico Mountains outside of Yermo, California.
Silver Lace Onyx is a type of onyx (chalcedony) that can contain minute amounts of silver. Usually white and/or gray in color, it also comes with honey-colored inclusions known as honey onyx. It is considered a semi-precious gemstone and is popular amongst rockhounds and jewelers because of it’s lace patterns containing manganese dendrites which when cut and polished make beautiful cabochons.
The material was deposited at its location about 10 million years ago during a volcanic period. The volcanism pushed up hot fluids containing various minerals including silver & gold. The Calico Mountain range was famous in California for being one of the largest silver producers in the 1880’s. The mountainss also contain fantastic agates, jaspers, calcite and ulexite, TV rock.