Madagascar Dendiritc Green Opal 6mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch FEATURE04142022 Pull wire through closed jaws

Pull wire through closed jaws of the Nylon Jaw Pliers to correct and straighten

who used it extensively in their jewelry

Peruvian Opal was considered by the Incas to be a gift from Pachamama

It is found only in a four square mile area in a remote mountain range of Chihuahua

meaning it forms by replacing another mineral’s crystal structure atom by atom with its own crystal structure

Madagascar Dendiritc Green Opal 6mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch FEATURE04142022 Pull wire through closed jawsThis 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.