Opal (var: Opal-AN) / (var: Hyalite Opal) (“Blood Vessel Opal”) Scapolite thin blades of Brookites with

thin blades of Brookites with a rich flame-red hue sitting among scattered Quartz crystals on matrix

if you view the termination at the correct angle

A robust and stout Scapolite (Marialite) crystal from this famous locality in Tanzania

silvery Galena and golden Pyrite matrix

Opal (var: Opal-AN) / (var: Hyalite Opal) (“Blood Vessel Opal”) Scapolite thin blades of Brookites withGemmy, spherical groups of glassy soft yellow orange Hyalite Opal free of matrix. The gentle color is caused by minor amounts of iron oxide. Its nearly water clear in areas, but because of a bit of surface damage, the price has been reduced. As you can see in one of the close up photos, theres an area that resembles pulled taffy, with the swirling, parallel lines that give it a non mineral appearance. At the beginning of 2016, a friend of ours started