† jasponyxn.
Obsolete.
An onyx stone partaking of the characters of jasper; ‘an old name for clouded jasper’ (A. H. Chester).
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1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Iasponyx, a precious stone, white of colour, and hauing red strakes.
1748 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. I. 492* The Jasponyx of the antients, Or Horney Onyx with green Zones.
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