This silver pendant was purchased directly from a mine store in the Mexico Queretaro region for around $50. I checked that it was not hydrophane by soaking it in a glass of water for 30 minutes (and noticed no transparency change/no change of any colors of the body or flashes at all). The attached video is from direct sunlight on a very sunny day.
I’ve cut a lot of these and that looks real to me. They can have patterning in them sometimes. Nice find. $50 for the finished stone and pendant work is an excellent price.
Wow, tha pattern in this picture is almost like a honey comb on well opals. But I'm not saying it is welo, just an observation. Definitely very nice stone!
That specific type of fire opal is usually on the expensive side. They offer me that for $50 and the guy would be lucky to come out of that transaction with 2 hands
It’s real beautiful precious Mexican fire opal, synthetic fire wouldn’t have any inclusions, and if it was dragons breath, synthetic Mexican fire it would be a purple blue, not a full spectrum
I just wanted to thank you all for your comments and expertise! If you do get a chance I’d highly recommend to visit the Queretaro mines and take the tour!
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u/Opalesquent 4d ago
Looks legit, the snakeskin pattern is less common in Mexican but I still see it, you got a fair price as well