Madagascar Green Dendritic Opal 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch august_peridot It was originally found in

It was originally found in the Ural mountains of Russia

often used in healing and meditation and as religious objects in funerary rites and to dispel evil

and creams

and other colorful materials

Gem Silica occurs in a vivid blue green color due to the presence of copper in the stone and is free of inclusions of other minerals

Madagascar Green Dendritic Opal 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch august_peridot It was originally found inThis 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.