Sterling silver pendant with large Australian matrix opal where an intricate design captures the observer's eye, while small colored dots complete the stone.
Sterling silver pendant with large Australian matrix opal where an intricate design captures the observer's eye, while small colored dots complete the stone.
Data sheet
Matrix opal manifests itself in the host rock in the form of specks and veins, which sometimes create suggestive designs. Matrix opal, found only in Queensland, has colors that can be very vivid, sometimes so brilliant as to appear electric. In the classification the opal is identified as Solid 3.
