Opal-AN (Hyalite Opal) ("Blood Vessel Opal")

Item Description

Check out this attractive miniature specimen from a recent find at the Étienne Mine. These pieces are from a recent discovery (January 2019) at a new mine in San Luis Potosi. These are some of the most attractive, unusual, interesting and impressive Hyalite Opals we've ever seen. We were happy to get these pieces from a good friend who has been mining this material exclusively for the past few years. This particular specimen is loaded with VERY gemmy to translucent spherical groups or "balls" of Hyalite that range from completely colorless to soft shades of bluish-lilac sitting on a thin layer of matrix. Like a lot Hyalite specimens, this piece shows a brilliant green fluorescence under SW UV light. There are very few of these on the market, and you honestly can't find anything else like them out there. A great piece for anybody who collects Mexican minerals, worldwide Opals or fluorescent minerals. A wonderful specimen of this beautiful Opal variety. Weight on the specimen is 12.65 grams. It should be noted that the term "Hyalite" Opal is no longer valid, and the material is now called Opal-AN.