The Mexican Fire Opal is named for its brilliant red to orange body colour which is partly due to iron oxide. Mined in Mexico, this opal is lighter weight than other opal. These Mexican Fire Opals tend to have one body color and do not usually contain the flashes of light and color typical of other opals. Mexican Fire Opal is the only natural Opal that is normally faceted. Light and Dark Mexican Fire Opal varies from a bright orange to a reddish orange and is brilliant cut with precise calibration. The Aztec Indians of Mexico were among the first to know about this fiery gem (between about 1200 to 1519 AD). Europeans learned about Mexican fire opals when the Spanish conquistadors returned from the New World with this brilliant gem.
Opal literally means "to see a change of colour" and were prized more by the Romans than Diamonds! Arabs thought them to drop direct from the heavens, and historically they are thought to bring beauty, success and happiness to the wearer.
Opals bless those born in October and are the gems significant for all kinds of 14th anniversary.
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