White Onyx
Among the variety of onyx stones, White Onyx Stone is one of the most popular and best-selling types of marble. This beautiful and magnificent stone is mined in Iran from the Qorve Mountains of Sanandaj, Kerman, Nagdeh, West Azerbaijan, and Natanz. White marble is delivered to factories in raw form or exported worldwide. Among the best white marble quarries in Iran are the Qorveh and Naqdeh quarries. White marble is widely used in the interior decoration of luxury buildings.
Specifications and Features
Onyx is mainly composed of calcite and aragonite. Pure Onyx is white and transparent. The presence of iron, magnesium, and aluminum minerals causes a variety of colors and patterns in thisstone and produces pink, blue, green, lemon, etc., Onyx. It is very difficult to find uniform white Onyx, and these types of stones are highly valuable and expensive. White Onyx with golden, yellow, green, and lemon streaks and halos are available. Generally, the white Onyx extracted from Qarweh and Naqdeh Quarries has a white background with yellow, honey, and brown streaks. Pure and uniform white Onyx is very similar to Crystal Marble stone, but the color streaks and the ability to pass light distinguish white Onyx from Crystal Marble stone.
White Onyx, like other stones, can pass light due to tiny crystals that facilitate this feature. This stone has high wear resistance, compressive resistance, and polishability, becoming very shiny after sanding. White Onyx has low water absorption, preventing easy water penetration.
Dimensions of White Onyx
White onyx stone is usually cut and processed into slab and carpet sizes. The size of the slabs depends on the size of the raw blocks.
Applications of White Marble
White onyx stone is used in interior decoration. Colored halos enhance the beauty of this stone, making the decoration unique. Using white onyx next to dark stones can increase the visual appeal of interior decoration. The uses of white marble include:
Internal Wall Covering: In simple form or book-match and four-match slabs in hotels, restaurants, and luxury residential, commercial, and office complexes.
TV Wall: Enhances the aesthetic appeal of the TV space.
Paving of Interior Spaces: Such as receptions, lobbies of hotels, and large luxury buildings.
- Floors and Walls of Shrines: White onyx creates a special effect in the shrines of imams and Imamzades.
The lighting behind the white onyx slabs adds extraordinary beauty to the building's interior.
The Price of White Onyx
The price of white onyx depends on factors such as uniformity, cleanliness, and purity of the stone, dimensions and thickness, processing quality, abundance in nature, and transportation distance from the quarry to the destination. The cleaner the stone and the fewer golden and colored halos, the higher its price.
Specifications / Features
Color: White with golden, yellow, honey, and brown halos and streaks.
Dimensions: Slabs and carpets.
Polishability: High.
Abrasion Resistance: High.
Compressive Resistance: Relatively high.
Water Absorption: Low.
