Fire Opal Gemstone - Dashrath International Gemstone Learning Library

Hi friends, we are here once again. Today we are talking about Fire Opal. Fire Opal is a very famous gemstone. The name of this gemstone is given upon its color. It comes in dark orange or red color which resembles the fire color.

Fire Opal is a very soft stone; its hardness is around 5.5 to 6 and sometimes even lesser than this. Hence it is very hard to cut and set this gemstone in any shape & size. The special gravity of this stone is 1.97 to 2.2. Fire Opal contains water. The proportion of the water is around 3% to 20% in this gemstone. Due to this water feature, fire opal is a very delicate stone to handle.

When the Jewelry-makers want to set fire opal, they do not heat it, as if they heat it, the water contain can be burnt out. Fire Opal is a transparent gemstone and a very expensive gemstone as well. Fire Opal comes from Brazil and Mexico. The Mexican quality of Fire Opal is transparent and very expensive too. The Brazilian Fire Opal is a bit translucent and even the color is not that deep orange or red.

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