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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 556302, member: 5833"]I think Holly is not being inconsistent. The stone is travertine, but the trade (jewellery trade) & commonly used (inaccurate) name is Mexican onyx, green Mexican onyx. Because it is so commonly called that, onyx is more productive as a search term, but if you're trying to be more mineralogically correct, a better word is travertine. She was saying there are many examples of travertine to be found, but they're found under the name Mexican onyx.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 556302, member: 5833"]I think Holly is not being inconsistent. The stone is travertine, but the trade (jewellery trade) & commonly used (inaccurate) name is Mexican onyx, green Mexican onyx. Because it is so commonly called that, onyx is more productive as a search term, but if you're trying to be more mineralogically correct, a better word is travertine. She was saying there are many examples of travertine to be found, but they're found under the name Mexican onyx.[/QUOTE]
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