Black waves

Black sardonyx is known for promoting bravery and protection. You can see the ‘eye’ warding off any negative energies in the top left stone. Stone of protection, clear communication and courage. Sardonyx can come in colors varying from light tan/gold to black with straight parallel banding made in layers of chalcedony and sard in the agate. Part of the chalcedony crypto crystalline quartz family.

Black onyx doesn’t have sard making it less common. Sardonyx a variant of onyx and sard stones. In the bottom stone you can see the other brown colors peeping through with the white silica bands.