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Mexican Onyx
Onyx · Mexico
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GEOLOGICAL REFERENCE REGIONMexico
Puebla · Tecali
18.90°, -97.97° · View on globe ↗What makes it distinct
Translucent young carbonate layers can turn lighting into part of the material.
Selection & use
Map cracks, reinforcement, thickness and backlighting before fabrication.
Backlit bars, walls, powder rooms and objects
Soft, brittle and acid-sensitive; not a default kitchen surface.
Geology & trade names
Banded cave or spring calcite—not chalcedony onyx
Mexican Onyx