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  2. Heliotrope (mineral) - Wikipedia

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    The Gnostics wore the stone as an amulet for longevity, for wealth and courage, to strengthen the stomach, and to dispel melancholy. [6] In the Middle Ages it was considered useful for animal husbandry. [6] The ancient Greeks and Romans wore the stone to bring renown and favor, to bring endurance, and as a charm against the bite of venomous ...

  3. Priestly breastplate - Wikipedia

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    Onyx is an opaque and banded stone, while smaragdos is translucent, and beryl is cloudy, and all these come in several colors. Onyx was apparently mined from the pre-exilic era, making it a viable candidate for šoham. [51] "Onyx" is derived from the Greek for fingernail due to the pink-white veining.

  4. Naruto: Shippuden season 6 - Wikipedia

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    However, more Hidden Stone ninja arrive and cause the cave to collapse further with Obito apparently crushed as Kakashi and Rin are forced to leave him behind. After being saved by Minato, the surviving members of Team Minato lament over losing Obito before they complete their mission of destroying the Kannabi Bridge - a legendary moment in the ...

  5. Onycha - Wikipedia

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    Onycha is a play on the word onyx which was a gem. The onyx most esteemed by the ancients was the black gem. [30] The Hebrew word for onyx was shoham and “Braun traces shoham to the Arabic sachma,'blackness:' 'Of such a color,' says he, 'are the Arabian [onyxes], which have a black ground-color.'

  6. Hardstone carving - Wikipedia

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    Mughal dagger hilt in jade with gold, rubies, and emeralds.. Hardstone carving, in art history and archaeology, is the artistic carving of semi-precious stones (and sometimes gemstones), such as jade, rock crystal (clear quartz), agate, onyx, jasper, serpentinite, or carnelian, and for objects made in this way.

  7. Alabaster - Wikipedia

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    Alabaster is a porous stone and can be dyed into any colour or shade, a technique used for centuries. [13] For this the stone needs to be fully immersed in various pigment solutions and heated to a specific temperature. [13] The technique can be used to disguise alabaster. In this way an imitation of coral that is called "alabaster coral" is ...

  8. Rebecca Yarros Talks ‘Onyx Storm’ Cliffhanger Ending, Book 4 ...

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    Here, Yarros breaks down some of the biggest plot points in “Onyx Storm” with Variety while teasing where things are headed in Book 4 and how the “Fourth Wing” TV series, currently in the ...

  9. Tachibana Dōsetsu - Wikipedia

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    In the popular anime series Naruto, there are techniques named "Chidori" and "Raikiri". To reference the story of Dōsetsu, a major character named Kakashi Hatake uses one of these techniques to cut a bolt of lightning in half. In the anime series Katana Maidens, Chidori is the sword used by the main character, Eto Kanami.