Dendritic Black Opal 6mm Round 15-16 Inch Size_2mm the colors are naturally occurring

the colors are naturally occurring

It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at times valued as highly as Diamond

Ancient Egyptians sometimes buried their dead with amulets of Jasper for safe passage into the afterlife

while the Zoisite is light to medium green

Labradorite is usually gray to green

Dendritic Black Opal 6mm Round 15-16 Inch Size_2mm the colors are naturally occurringThis variety of opal is named "dendritic" for the small inclusions within it that resemble moss or ferns. These inclusions consist of iron, manganese and other metallic oxides captured during the forming of the rock. Opals are hydrated amorphous forms of silica, created when silica hardens within the fissures of other stones.