Madagascar Dendiritc Green Opal 6mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch Bloody Iolite Pink Tourmaline ranges in color

Pink Tourmaline ranges in color from light pink to deep magenta

Though it is widely known to be untrue

Named in honor of Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs

Phillipine Rosewood

its coloring is the result of the chemical reaction that occurs when copper is introduced to water

Madagascar Dendiritc Green Opal 6mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch Bloody Iolite Pink Tourmaline ranges in colorThis 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.