The pink opal is a
stone without equal. It is known as the “stone of spiritual
awakening” and its varieties of colors range from pale pink to lavender,
through cream tones with lots of white veins. It owes its coloration to the
presence of manganese in its composition and does not present iridescence
particles on the surface. It is considered a stone of relaxation and internal
renewal that also favors the affairs of the heart.
The natural pink
opal is a mixture of opal and chalcedony that until recently could only be found
in deposits of the Andean mountain range, in Peru. Gross pink opal precisely
because of its geographical location, it is also known as the pink opal of the
Andes. Although, the truth is that recently they have also discovered deposits
in Australia of pink opal, but without reaching the same quality as the
Peruvian specimens.
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