Dendritic Black Opal 6mm Round 15-16 Inch

Dendritic Black Opal 6mm Round 15-16 InchThis 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.

Pietersite has been called the Tempest Stone for its colors of deep blue and gray with metallic gold and flashes of brilliant chatoyancy as it catches the light

It is a member of the Quartz family

Rhodochrosite has a pearly luster and often displays banded patterning

Mookaite is a variety of Jasper in colors of red

gray and mauve stone

Tanzanite is both extremely rare and extremely attractive

” Tourmaline is unusual in that it is both pyroelectric and piezoelectric

One of its aliases is Inca Rose

Each stone is unique in terms of its patterns

depositing layer upon layer of Quartz silicate to create the banding and patterns now prized in Botswana Agate

and it might be easy to understand why

often used in healing and meditation and as religious objects in funerary rites and to dispel evil