High Fashion Inlaid Onyx Sterling Silver Circle of Friends Pendant.

This Inlaid Circle of Friends Pendant is a gorgeous piece of hand crafted jewelry. This pendant holds gorgeous hand cut stones of genuine black Onyx. The Onyx stones are set in a brilliant display of Sterling Silver creating a beautiful contrast with the black stone. Buy one for each of your friends and wear them out together. Suspended on a complimentary chain, this sensational high quality hand made Sterling Silver Pendant is 1 3/4" in diameter and 3/16 of an inch thick. Stamped Sterling.

Black Onyx is a member of the chalcedony family (a form of quartz) and is ideal for carving, engraving, fashioning into beads, and decorating pottery. A versatile and durable stone, onyx was also used to make tools. Popular worldwide, it is the most common of all gems. Early man believed black onyx cured insomnia, bred prudence and caution, and brought its owner strength and victory in battle. It is a popular belief that Onyx has the power to cure mental and physical illness inherited from past lives. The people of India believe Onyx provides protection from the evil eye and the people of the Middle East use it to take away negative energies.