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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A variety of onyx marble that is hard and durable enough to be used for sculpture. Mexican onyx is a banded travertine that is obtained from stalactites in caves. The translucent, white Mexican onyx is quarried in Tehuacan, Mexico. See [ | + | A variety of onyx marble that is hard and durable enough to be used for sculpture. Mexican onyx is a banded travertine that is obtained from stalactites in caves. The translucent, white Mexican onyx is quarried in Tehuacan, Mexico. See |
| + | [[limestone%20onyx|limestone onyx]]. | ||
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | tecali; white onyx; limestone | + | tecali; white onyx; limestone onyx; ónice mejicano (Esp.); onyx mexicain (Fr.) |
| − | == | + | == Resources and Citations == |
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 562 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 562 | ||
Latest revision as of 11:55, 22 August 2020
Description
A variety of onyx marble that is hard and durable enough to be used for sculpture. Mexican onyx is a banded travertine that is obtained from stalactites in caves. The translucent, white Mexican onyx is quarried in Tehuacan, Mexico. See Limestone onyx.
Synonyms and Related Terms
tecali; white onyx; limestone onyx; ónice mejicano (Esp.); onyx mexicain (Fr.)
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 562
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996