Madagascar Green Dendritic Opal 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Fancy Jasper The time to pick up

The time to pick up and put down conventional pliers can be spent creating and finishing the loops which can be significant given the amount of time it takes to create a chain of beads with wire wrapping

The design options are absolutely endless with these beautiful beads

plant materials

with inclusions that appear in patterns similar to moss or lichen

It's a stunning specimen

Madagascar Green Dendritic Opal 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Fancy Jasper The time to pick upThis 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.