Opal (Pink and Lavender) green Garnet but rather an interesting arrangement

but rather an interesting arrangement of tetragonal crystals creating a “tree” shape

and certainly one of the more interesting and eye-catching pieces that I’ve offered

the base of the specimen is contacted where it was detached from the matrix

prismatic crystal of Afghanite measuring a whopping 4

Opal (Pink and Lavender) green Garnet but rather an interesting arrangementOpal is known from hundreds of world localities. It's one of the few species that looks as good when it's transparent as when it's opaque. In 2018, in the Pisco Province of the Ica Department of Peru, there was a new discovery of beautiful pink Opal specimens. The material shows an almost botryoidal form with a soft, flowing, almost ethereal appearance. When exposed to SW UV light, you can see a striking fluorescent neon green glow from a thin coating