Dendritic Black Opal 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch Moss Agate it was feared for centuries

it was feared for centuries as a bad luck stone

Bayong is a hardwood native to the Philippines with a natural red-brown color

usually in white on hues of brown

which is not Jasper but rather a combination of Feldspar and Quartz

the easy-on-the-eyes nature of a pale yellow color

Dendritic Black Opal 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch Moss Agate it was feared for centuriesThis 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.