Azarshahr mines in addition to quarrying travertine stones also onyx stones exploit.

The location of Azarshahr mines is in east Azerbaijan province.

Travertine stone mines and onyx stone mines that are located in Azarshahr have high ranks.

Extraction onyx stone and travertine is generally possible in places where there are hot springs.

Onyx stone is obtained from transformation of travertine and limestone.

Colors of Azarshahr onyx stone:

Onyx stones have varieties colors like: white, green pink, brown, yellow and red.

One of the best onyx stone is white onyx, which has a lot of purity.

Examples of high quality Iranian onyx stone are Deh Rostam and Qorveh mines in Sanandaj.

The most important and best samples of onyx stones are in Iran and Italy, and Iranian onyx is higher that Italy onyx.

Applications of Azarshahr onyx stone:

Onyx stone is used in tombstone, mosque, shrine and sculptures.

Azarshahr onyx stone due to its colors like green, white and red so it is used in places for beauty,

In addition, Azarshahr onyx and especially green color is used for decorative works and it is mostly used for building facades. And used for far facades like frame of elevator, floor of elevator and bathroom, stairs and cabinets.

Dimensions of Azarshahr onyx stone:

Dimensions of onyx stones varies depending on types of stone, whether large or smaller dimensions will be suitable or not.

In general, Azarshahr onyx stone can be processed in form of slab dimensions and also dimensions with different lengths.