Fire Opal (with color flash)

Item Description

Fire Opal gems from Mexico are among some of the biggest, brightest and most intense color Opals from anywhere in North America. In recent years, there has been a surge in the price of fine quality Fire Opal from Mexico. The material seems to be more and more difficult to obtain, especially in such vivid stones like this one. This "Round Cabochon" gem shows a lovely bright orange hue, and a nice amount of color flash in the form of a multicolor "rainbow"-like array that is seen when strong light is transmitted through the stone. Now the color flash is best seen in sunlight or with a strong flashlight against a black background. When strongly lit, the stone shows a slight amount of green, yellow and bit of red, blue and purple. These flashes of color are only seen in about 1% of all Mexican Fire Opals ! It's a very attractive stone, and would make a great piece of jewelry, or would stand on its own as a beautiful gem.