Madagascar Green Dendritic Opal 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch feature_05182023 On cut or polished stones

On cut or polished stones

often with a mottled appearance

All species of garnets possess similar physical properties and crystal forms

The addition of the rhodium plating not only protects these from oxidation but also highlights the Widmanstätten pattern

Green Aventurine is a green translucent quartz with glimmering metallic inclusions

Madagascar Green Dendritic Opal 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch feature_05182023 On cut or polished stonesThis 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.