RSV Real Stone Veneer® vs Onyx

Onyx is a great material for sure. Its soothing warm glow emitted when backlit makes for a stimulating ambience in many applications.

RSV Real Stone Veneer® when backlit will create a similar appearance.

Both materials have their place in a number of high end applications, neither of them will be a fit for every situation.

Major benefit of our surface materials is light weight, which allows us to plan for easy future maintenance of lighting components. View all of our surface material options and you will see that we can create just about any color desired and color matches for large applications, which is impossible with crystalline materials.

Here are some comparisons:
	RSV®	Onyx
Warm yellowish glow when backlit	Yes	Yes
Choice of colors (with backlighting)	Many	One
Weight (incl. Acrylic)	1 to 2 lbs/ SF	10 to 12 lbs/ SF
Breakability (shattering)	No	Yes
Substrate complexity	None to easy	Involved to very involved
Necessary additional support	None	Depending on slab size
Workability	Easy	Hard
2-D flexible (small or large radius)	Yes	No
3-D flexible (small or large spherical)	Yes	No
Impact resistance	High	Low
Maintenance	Easy	Hard to impossible
Transport/ fragility	None	Considerable
Tooling requirements	No machine tools	Machine tools
Create stone inlay	Yes	No
Visible corner joints	Minimal	Visible
Cold appearance (non-backlit)	Sandstone	Onyx
Price for Substructure	None	Considerable
Price (project cost)	around 30-40% of Onyx