Mexican Opal freeform pendants (ETP00217) Style:B

Mexican Opal freeform pendants (ETP00217) Style:BMexican Opal Cantera opal These stones are comparable to Australian boulder opal and its origins are similar. These are found as small pockets or seams veins of opal associated with rhyolite matrix, the host rock, which is softer than the opal. The word cantera refers to the host matrix. Like boulder opal and koroit opal, these stones were not initially as prized as the pure cuts but cutters and buyers of both koroit boulder and cantera opal came to

or a rock composed largely of pectolite

which is softer than the opal

and recognized by the sea creature and fossilized snail patterns within the stone

shiny polish

Size: (smallest bead)13x11x13mm/(largest bead)16x24x14mm/ Length: 400mm/ Polished/ Origins: Madagascar

Wonderstone is a swirled and colorful variety of rhyolite

5 x 39 x 8 mm

and the other varieties of crystalline quartz which are basically transparent and formed from easily recognized six-sided crystals

Lapis Lazuli is a deep blue crystal flecked with white and gold

Hollandite is found in a number of countries and is related to where manganese is mined

and multiple shades of maroon

Size: 6 - 7 mm