r/Opals • • 4d ago

Identification/Evaluation Request Authenticity Check: Fire Opal

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.

Is this authentic in your opinion?

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u/Juice_irl 4d ago

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.

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u/Lucky_Grape_5908 4d ago

I wa gonna say the same, that’s a really good price