>Does/did (1912) onyx come in whole panels, say 3' x 4'?
I know a Chicago architect who has a dining-room table in onyx.
As I recall, it's made of four slabs butted side by side.
Each slab may be 15 by 30 or something like that.
They were salvaged from a mansion in demolition.
That building had onyx wainscoting. Of course
this was quite a while ago.
I believe it's like rosewood, or premium mahogany, etc.
All the best stuff is gone now. Need to give the planet
a few million years' rest so she can replenish herself.
Martin C. Tangora
University of Illinois at Chicago
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