DDO116c Dendritic Opal Cabochon Kowallabe a dendritic agate in colorless

a dendritic agate in colorless

Other name variations include "ruby-zoisite" and "Tanganyika artstone"

been published in magazines

and hints of red beneath

as they are intended to be processed further

DDO116c Dendritic Opal Cabochon Kowallabe a dendritic agate in colorlessThis polished cabochon is made from Turkish Dendritic Opal, and shows a mix of translucent, milky, and completely opaque white chalcedony with black dendrites. 36mm x 28mm Dendritic Opal is technically a form of agate (microcrystalline silica) rather than a type of opal (microscopic silica with no crystalline structure). Since it typically displays opaque chalcedony rather than translucent, this name distinguishes it from other Dendritic Agates that