Dendritic Black Opal 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch BO08252022 Creativity

Creativity

in 1906 by two children who stumbled over a metal object stuck in the ground

near the Kennedy Ranges of Australia

Rhodochrosite has a pearly luster and often displays banded patterning

Composite beads may also be called "mosaic beads" becau

Dendritic Black Opal 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch BO08252022 CreativityThis 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.