The name onyx comes from the Greek word onux, which means "fingernail."  The Greeks and the Romans passed down the story of Cupid, the God of Love, cutting the fingernails of Venus, the Goddess of Love and Beauty, and leaving the clippings on the sandy ground to be turned into everlasting stone because no part of the Heavens cannot be eternal.  Onyx is the birthstone for the month of December, has the zodiac sign of Leo, and is given on the seventh and tenth wedding anniversary.  It's been said that black onyx has mystical healing powers by way of retaining energy within the body and not allowing anything from the outside, such as stress, to drain that energy. Black onyx magnificently displays it as a backdrop to vibrant, bright colors in ornamental jewelry.  http://www.jegem.com/1/singleProduct.aspx?IsSearchPage=True&SKU=AJP211641&StartOfPage=33&Keyword=Onyx,Jewelry&

Isn't that pendant gorgeous?
Oh goodness now you are getting me all excited about spending money on a woman's jewelry collection.  LOL.