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Fire Opal

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Fire Opal

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Description
Locality: 
Carbonera Mine, La Trinidad, Tequisquiapan Municipality, Queretaro, Mexico
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 2.2 × 1.8 cm
Description

The photos speak for themselves - awesome flame orange to cherry red Mexican Fire Opal. Old found - 22 grams – 110.00 ct! Second and fourth photo with lower LED light as backlit.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fire Opal

Variety Of: 

Opal

Formula: 
SiO2·nH2O
Strunz: 
4.DA.10
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Red