what does the mineral onyx look lik before it's turned into jewelery?

Question

pictures if possible would be wonderful

Answer 1

lots of different types. black onyx is shiny and black, but there are other types

Onyx is a banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz. The colors of its bands range from white to almost every color (not including shades such as purple, blue, or black). Commonly, specimens of onyx available contain colors of white, tan, and brown. Sardonyx is a variant in which the colored bands are sard (shades of red) rather than black.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onyx>picture

Answer 2

Onyx is a banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz. The colors of its bands range from white to almost every color (not including shades such as purple, blue, or black). Commonly, specimens of onyx available contain colors of white, tan, and brown.

Answer 3

like black glass, sometimes transluescent (lets some light through), sometimes opaque (no light through).

Answer 4

google images it so you can describe it for yourself..