Purple Dendritic Opal 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch Color_Clear Pink Opal naturally occurs in

Pink Opal naturally occurs in shades of extremely pale to deeper pink

black with snowflake patterns

meaning that it has lustre and some translucency without the fire or color play associated with precious opal varieties

Shattuckite is a pseudomorph

the other being Diamond

Purple Dendritic Opal 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch Color_Clear Pink Opal naturally occurs inThis 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.