Black Onyx Gemstone, Suitability For Silver Rings.

When it comes to silver rings, jewelry buyers often wonder whether specific gems are suitable for silver jewelry. We have received emails time and again inquiring about, black onyx gems and whether they can be used for 925 silver rings. Technically all gems can be used to produced gold or silver jewelry but, some gems might be better set in gold rather than silver. Fortunately, black onyx gems need not limit the metal choice for your jewelry. You can safely use black onyx for silver rings. However it is better to be aware of a few simple things before you proceed.

(a) If you are worried about cleaning tarnish on your onyx silver ring, there is not much to worry about. Any recommended silver polish lotion or fabric can be used to polish tarnish away from your sterling silver black onyx ring. It is however a nice habit to always rinse the ring in clean, cool running water after the polishing is done. The idea is to wash away any residual chemicals or solvents that might remain stuck to the ring or gem stone.

(b) Regarding the durability of black onyx, it is modest at a measure of 6 on the Mohs scale. A little caring will give you longer wearing pleasure. Do not let the black onyx gemstone protrude too much in your silver ring. Stones that protrude are more likely to get damaged by getting hit on hard objects.

(c) If you prefer to have a faceted black onyx gem (as shown in the image), get the gem cut with simple facets as shown in the image. Multi faceted cuts like the checkerboard cut might look good but, the wear and tear along the facet lines might show up easily. This might not be relevant if you plan to get a pair of black onyx earrings or a black onyx gem stone pendant. Earrings and pendants do not take as much wear and tear as compared to a ring.

(d) We mentioned that your black onyx gem should not be too thick as this could make it protrude from the mounting. At the same time make sure that you do not get a very thin gem too. Thin gems do not have enough 'body' and can break or crack more easily.

We do hope that you have found the above information to be useful. More information on black onyx stones can be seen on the Directstones website at http://www.blackonyx.directstones.com/black-onyx-gemstone-01.htm We have also discussed about black onyx and other black color stones at http://www.directstones.com/black-gemstones-ds-01.htm If you are looking for a men's onyx ring review the Kaisilver mens onyx ring collection, it will give you a good idea about what to look for and what to expect when shopping for men's onyx gem stone rings, the collection can be seen at http://www.kaisilver.com/man-onyx-ring-ks-62.htm