5.5 Carats. FreeForm carved fire Mexican opal

DESCRIPTION: FreeForm carved Fire Mexican Opal 5.5 Carats.

Item Type: SOLID NATURAL carved opal

This is a hand carved opal from Magdalena Jalisco.

Origin: MEXICO

Opal Size: 18 x 15 x 4 mm. APPROX

WEIGHT: 5.5 CTS APPROX

Treated/Untreated: Untreated

This stone will display nice internal rainbow colored fire when viewed with strong direct transmitted lighting, lightly visible in direct reflected lighting, but best viewed with light source entering stone from behind, such as from a ray of sunlight or even by holding stone up to an ordinary lamp light and moving stone back and forth. . Custom cut about 4 years ago from rough well seasoned and so very stable, stone . Valuable opal variety.