Purple Dendritic Opal 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Wood Opalite Silica-rich waters create hardened deposits

Silica-rich waters create hardened deposits that preserve coral skeletons

it was thought to have fallen approximately 800

or black and can be distributed randomly or in bundles or star-like formations

Blue Tiger Eye is a naturally occurring dark stone with chatoyant layers that create a flash which seems to emanate from within the stone as they catch the light

This Lapis has been treated to enhance the blue color

Purple Dendritic Opal 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Wood Opalite Silica-rich waters create hardened depositsThis 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.