Dendritic Black Opal 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch Yellow Jasper while maintaining the wood's original

while maintaining the wood's original structure

depositing layer upon layer of Quartz silicate to create the banding and patterns now prized in Botswana Agate

The colors in this stone can range from pistachio to moss green with areas of pink

Sonora Jasper is the trade name for Sonora Dendritic

Mexican Laguna Lace Agate is one of the most prized agates in the world

Dendritic Black Opal 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch Yellow Jasper while maintaining the wood's originalThis 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.