Fire Opal

Fire Opal from Mexico
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Fire Opal
Fire opals are unique in the lush world of the opals. They were already admired as symbols of the most fervent love in ancient times, in India and in the ancient Persian kingdom, ...

Fire Opal was born in fire, in the ancient volcanoes of Mexico. Fire opal forms when water seeps into silica-rich lava, filling seams and hollows.

Fire Opal
Mexico has a special place in the opal world. It produces both precious opal and common opal that is called "fire opal" because of its yellow to orange (aka arananjado opal) to red body color.

Fire opal is hyacinth-red to honey-yellow and shows intense orange and red fire-like reflections. It is the only variety that can be faceted, as some specimens are totally transparent.
Water opal is similar to fire opal, but is colourless.

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Fire Opal
Fire opals are appropriately named for their fiery cherries, sunburst yellows and deep tangerines. Unique and mysterious, fire opal is remarkable in that unlike many other opals its play of color is minimal.

FIRE OPAL
Fire opals are a type of opal that is firey orange to red in color (but have no opalescence). These opals are rarely transparent - they are usually milky. Opal is a mineral composed of silica (and some water) and is a species of quartz.

Fire Opal (related to the second chakra) is helpful if you feel you need more vitality (or "fire" in your life. People find that it lights the flame of optimism.

Fire Opal - The basic colour is orange or red, both colours are related to fire thus, this variety is named accordingly. It is mostly procured from Mexico.

fire opal
Variety of opal which is yellow, orange, or red in color.
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Fire Opal
As its name implies, this gem is truly born in flame. Fire opals are primarily found in hollow cavities and fissures in mountains of volcanic origin.

Fire Opal: Bright orange variety of precious opal with no play of colour. Principally found in Mexico.
Flash Opal: A variety of precious opal that displays a single colour over the entire stone in a flash pattern as the stone is moved.

Fire opal breaks the standard rules for opal. Body color is normally only a backdrop for the main attraction - the opal's play of color.

FIRE OPAL
GARNET
The birthstone for the month of January, Garnet, is composed of a group of similar minerals known as the "Garnet Group.

FIRE OPAL
The word opal is derived from the ancient Sanskrit upala, which means precious stone. Mexican Fire Opals are mined in Jalisco, Mexico and have a fiery red appearance.

Fire Opal - transparent amber to orange to red potch. It is often faceted and is very sensitive to heat and stress. Mexico is an important source. Glass imitations are marketed.
Cherry Opal -a rich red fire opal.

fire opal
The name fire opal is used to describe a yellowish to reddish variety that is found in North, Central, and South America. Fire opal ranges from transparent to translucent, and rarely displays play-of-color.

Fire Opal: A type of opal that is usually milky in appearance and that are fiery orange-red in color.

"fire opal" is named for its fiery red color, and not the flashes from within. Today most fire opal comes from Mexico and is often cut into faceted gem stones. It runs from a deep red to many shades of orange and even on to yellow.

"Fire opal" is an orange-red variety. It has some "play" of colors in addition to its orange-red body color.

The Fire Opal are used in RBC & blood disorders, depression, apathy and lethargy; the Black Opal is used in ailments of reproductive organs, spleen & pancreas, it filters RBC & aids in the formation of WBC, bone marrow, depression, ...

Mexican fire opal comes to us with a variety of characteristics. Yellow to deep orange body color with the very unusual hues moving into the reds. Like opal from other parts of the world, Mexican fire opal can display full-spectrum play of color.

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Occurrence: looks like jade and fire opal Carnotite ... hydrated potassium uranium vanadate
Crystallography: monoclinic
Colors: canary yellow
Hardness: very soft, clumpy powder
Specific gravity: 4.7 - 5
Cleavage: perfect ...

Fire Opal Inspires dynamic energy, intensity, passion, emotional expressiveness. Also see Opal. Fluorite Has limited use as a gemstone because it is relatively soft and easily scratched.

There are three major types of opals: common opal, opalescent precious opal (white or black, with a rainbow-like iridescence caused by tiny crystals of cristobalite), and fire opal (a milky stone that is firey orange to red in color with no ...

George Frederick Kunz secured a steady supply of unusual gemstones for the firm's jewelry: Montana sapphires, Mexican turquoise and fire opals, tourmalines from New England, Russian demantoid garnets.

There are so many different names in use for this type of opal: fire opal, jelly opal, crystal opal, cherry opal, girasol, etc.

My favorite opal which I have designed many pieces of jewelry with is the deep red fire opal. Fire opal is found in many areas of Mexico in cavities of volcanic lavas rich in silica and was probably known to the Aztecs.

It is subdivided in three groups: black opal, white opal, milk opal and Boulder opal; fire opal; and common opal. The first group contains the most expensive gemstones and displays a luster of rainbow colors which constantly changes.

The Fire Opal usually does not show any play-of-color. They can be found in Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala, Australia, and the USA
The Common Opal, also known as Potch, shows no play of color and is usually opaque.

that displays no fire. Mexican fire opal,
despite its name, is this type of opal.
It ranges in color from white to a gorgeous red.
Mexican fire opal is the one type of opal that is
also commonly cut into faceted stones.

Australia is famous for its white and black precious opal. Fire opal, the bright red, reddish-yellow, orange, or brownish-red body colored opal is the second most important opal commercially. Until recently, the best fire opal came from Mexico.

A type of opal known as the Mexican fire opal has a basic orange hue and is usually transparent, and therefore may be faceted. If these opals display opalescence, they are known as Precious Fire Opals.

Cherry opal, hyalite, some fire opal. Check for play-of-color.
Pricing and Valuation
Sold by stone if doublet or triplet; by weight if single piece. Beware of doublets if paying by weight.

Color: pale (white opal); clear (water opal); black, grey, or brown (black opal); yellow, orange, red (fire opal)
Chemical Composition: silica with up to 10 percent water (in precious opal) ...

The colour play shows in different patterns which establish various varieties, including principally the black opal, fire opal, white opal, and water opal, and also flame opal, flash opal, harlequin opal, pinpoint opal, and hyalite.

Fire Opal inspires dynamic energy and intensity. Sonoma Opal induces emotional stability. White Opal enhances competency and efficiency.
Birthstone: October (Hope, faith, confidence).
Marriage: 18th Year.
Zodiac Sign: Aries and Libra.

The name is from an Indian word meaning simply "stone". Three types are precious opal, with a rainbow iridescence, fire opal, named for its red-orange color, and common opal which lacks the iridescence of precious opal.

Bright yellow, orange, or red fire opal are quite different from the other varieties of opal. Their day-glo tones, which are translucent to transparent, are beautiful with or without play of color.

A semi-precious stone with a rainbow-like iridescence which are categorized as three types: opalescent precious opals, yellow-red fire opals and the common opal
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The characteristic sheen of fine natural and cultured pearls ...

The later is better known under the name of fire opal.
Many further sub-classification are done based on the quality and the distribution of the color patches.
The most famous are harlequin, pinpoint, flash, peacock and flame opal.

Mexican Fire Opals are recognized for its pumpkin orange color. All opals are beautiful specimens of the world of gemstones, but should be worn on occasion only. Do not clean this stone in abrasive gem cleaner, use a polishing cloth. Learn more>>> ...

A gemstone that is a variety of quartz which may appear with a rainbow luster (precious opal) or reddish-orange in color (fire opal).
opalescence
Milky or pearly appearance.

The gem is found in a range of hues, including white opal (the most common); black opal; "boulder" opal (black opal with iron oxide); crystal or water opal, which is transparent; and fire opal, which has a yellow to orange to red body color.

Occasionally found as fossilized (opalized) clamshells, snail shells, or wood. Transparent opals, such as Mexican red or orange fire opal, are often faceted. Values are normally determined by the presence and nature of color flashes (play of color).

This stone is particularly brilliant and best emulates nature's orange. Other shades of orange are achieved using the strikingly vivid orange sapphire (a rare cousin to the popular blue sapphire), Madeira citrine and fire opals.

blue and a pink opal variety, owing their colour to traces of copper, has been discovered in Peru
More recently the opal find from Welo, Nigeria show an extensive color play in "harlequin shapes"
Most commecial types: white, black, fire opal ...

These gemstones are differentiated on the basis of the variety, place of occurrence, and color of the main body, into Dark or Black Opal, White or Light Opal, Milk or Crystal Opal, Boulder Opal, Opal Matrix, Mexican and Fire Opal.

White opal, rough opal, fire opal, crystal opal, black and boulder opal and more all explode with a variety of color to outstrip the rainbow. Dozens of dazzling hues pulsate with an iridescence known as ‘fire’.

grooves made in silver or gold are made black in color by the use of a composition of metal sulfides Opal A semi-precious stone with a rainbow-like iridescence which are categorized as three types: opalescent precious opals, yellow-red fire opals ...

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