3. Onyx
Another form of cryptocrystalline siliceous minerals on our list of easiest gemstones to find in rocks and creeks, used as precious stone since the ancient times. Onyx comes in a variety of colors, being distinctive by its banded layered pattern of parallel color layers. Onyx is differentiated by color into sard or cornelian, and can often be single colored, and sometimes entirely black.
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