Fire Opal (with color flash)

Item Description

Some of the most well known Fire Opal in the world is from Mexico. These stones are among some of the biggest, brightest and most intense color Fire Opals from North America. There has been a surge in the price of fine quality Fire Opal from Mexico in the last few years, as the material seems to be more and more difficult to obtain, especially in vivid stones. This "Freeform Cabochon" cut gem is nearly colorless, but the most impressive aspect of the stone is the fact that it shows the highly desirable and seldom seen COLOR FLASH! Now the color flash is best seen in sunlight or with a strong flashlight against a back background. When strongly lit, the stone shows flashes of green, gold and red. These flashes of color are only seen in about 1% of all Mexican Fire Opals!