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Cool Peruvian Opal paired with genuine silver and black accents make a pair of earrings worth giving, or buying for yourself.

Peruvian Opal beads have a translucent to opaque nature with a soft range of Caribbean Seafoam Blues or warm array of petal Pink hues making this one of our favorite gemstones and sure to be one of yours. Opal derives its name from the Sanskrit word for stone. Peruvian Opal is classified as Common Opal meaning that it does not have the `play of color` rainbow-like flashes of color. Mined exclusively in the Ande Mountains, Peruvian Opal is highly prized for its wide assortment of blue and pink hues and its translucent quality which rival other stones for beauty.

The Peruvian opal is a relatively rare gemstone that originates from The Andes in peru. Its is the colour of the caribbean sea - blues and greens, and translucent. The colour does vary depending on how the gemstone has been cut, sometimes it can be a vibrant turquoise blue, and others it can be a clear stone. It also can be a mixture of the two. Sometimes the Peruvian opal can have black fern like inclusions which is when it is dendritic. Peruvian opal is quartz with trapped water and prized for its amazing colour.

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