Dendritic Black Opal 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch L02 pattern and finish of the

pattern and finish of the original DZI beads

producing the effect of the stone seeming to shine from within

the brown spaces creating new continents aside the unfamiliar oceans

Bloodstone most commonly refers to green Jasper with red inclusions consisting of Hematite

The name is the Latin term for “water of the sea

Dendritic Black Opal 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch L02 pattern and finish of theThis variety of opal is named "dendritic" for the small inclusions within it that resemble moss or ferns. These inclusions consist of iron, manganese and other metallic oxides captured during the forming of the rock. Opals are hydrated amorphous forms of silica, created when silica hardens within the fissures of other stones.