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Red Fire Opal Gemstone

Most red agates will exhibit other colors in their patterns such as gray blue black and white. While an opal is opaque and white displaying an iridescent play of colors in every color of the rainbow the mexican fire opal is transparent to translucent with a uniform red orange yellow or brownish body color.

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Red fire opal gemstone. Fire opal is an unusual variety of opal from mexico with colors ranging from yellow to orange and orange red. Some beautiful fire opals from mexico that have been cut into faceted gems. Agate is a layered or banded variety of chalcedony quartz it is a popular gemstone due to its affordability.

Because of its amorphous character it is classed as a mineraloid unlike crystalline forms of silica which are classed as minerals it is deposited at a relatively low temperature and may occur in the fissures of almost any kind of rock being. The difference in color is determined by iron oxide traces. Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica sio 2 nh 2 o.

Additionally red fire opal s price is typically higher than the price of yellow specimens. Its transparency and clarity vary as well as the specific nuance and saturation of its color and those are some of the factors that define fire opal s value. Play of colour body colour and transparency are the three criteria which determine the price of a fire opal.

Red agate is a rare find with unicolor but banded red agate is quite common. A gemstone for people with a positive approach to life. Fire opal is a variety of the mineral opal that is red orange or yellow in color.

Its water content may range from 3 to 21 by weight but is usually between 6 and 10. Play of color body color and transparency are the three criteria which determine the price of a fire opal. Mexican fire opal meaning and origin.

Some people are confused when they hear the name fire opal. It may or may not exhibit play of color the color of fire opal can be as vivid as seen in the three stones shown here. The radiant color beautifies the appearance of fire opal which has silica acid and high water content.

Note the difference between these faceted fire opals and the cabochon cut fire opals above. Fire opal is a term used for colorful transparent to translucent opal that has a bright fire like background color of yellow orange or red. The red stone measures 9 x 6 mm the orange stone measures 7 x 6 mm and the yellow stone measures 8 x 6 mm.

The colors in fire opal are various ranging from yellow white blue green orange and red. A mexican fire opal is actually very different than the opal we are used to seeing. Solid single color red agate gemstones are often dyed to imitate carnelian another closely related gemstone.

Like the familiar opal the fire opal is hydrated silicon dioxide but unlike the traditional opal many mexican opals are clear enough for facets. The more transparency and fire it has and the more intense the deep red of its body colour the more valuable it will be.

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