Colourless ‘Electric’ Hyalite Opal on Matrix from Mexico HP63 Reticulated Being Argentina’s national gemstone

Being Argentina’s national gemstone

Weight: 34g

A limited 2021 find from China

Rhodochrosite will NEVER exhibit this visual phenomena

sidecar of Calcite cluster association completes the look

Colourless ‘Electric’ Hyalite Opal on Matrix from Mexico HP63 Reticulated Being Argentina’s national gemstoneIndependence, Loyalty, Expression Opal var. Hyalites, even in the splendid world of Opals, is one of the most unusual variants: with its glass like clarity and luster, Hyalites display a dramatic colour change when viewed under UV light. Hyalite is a form of potch opal that contains trace inclusions of Uranyl, a residue of Uranium. It is this minute presence that causes a strong fluorescent green glow under longwave UV. Often transparent, these bubble