DDO118c Dendritic Opal Cabochon Animal Carvings 52mm x 36mm

52mm x 36mm

A polished specimen featuring cream and maroon jasper

The three visible layers in the center are very distinct from each and creates nice contrast

and sprays of the classic feathery shape

and a few black dendrites

DDO118c Dendritic Opal Cabochon Animal Carvings 52mm x 36mmThis polished cabochon is made from Turkish Dendritic Opal, and shows translucent and opaque white chalcedony with black dendrites. 29mm x 33mm 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 have significantly different