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Raw white fire opal.
Fire opal is best used in jewelry such as earrings pins and pendants that usually are not subjected to rough wear.
Fire opal also has a low tenacity which means that it can easily be chipped or broken.
The precious opal is hosted and found in situ within a subsurface horizon or zone of.
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The most common raw fire.
Often white opals will have white potch colourless opal left on the back of the stone however sometimes the entire stone will consist of colourful opal.
Fire opals can come either with or without a play of color or fire.
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Mexican fire opals formed in white to soft tone brown potch are known for their beautiful orange crystals.
If a fire opal is set into a ring a setting especially designed to protect the stone from abrasion and impact is recommended.
The virgin valley opal fields of humboldt county in northern nevada produce a wide variety of precious black crystal white fire and lemon opal.
They called them quetzalitzlipyollitli or the bird of paradise.
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Canterra matrix mexican fire opals are fiery opals that the mayans and aztecs used in mosaics and rituals.
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They make good cabochon opals.
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While an opal is opaque and white displaying an iridescent play of colors in every color of the rainbow the mexican fire opal is transparent to translucent with a uniform red orange yellow or brownish body color.
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Most of the precious opal is partial wood replacement.
It is brittle and scratches easily which is why it needs to be handled with particular care and is best used in earrings or pendants instead of on rings for example.
The black fire opal is the official gemstone of nevada.