Stone Fire Opal

Stone Fire Opal

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Agate Fire Opal or also called the Stone Barjad Fire, origin Wonogiri, it was popular in the past few months, so it often becomes hunted many collectors and lovers of stone ring in the ground water. The beauty of this stone is supposedly able to beat the beauty of a kind stone from Mexico and Tanzania.

The price was increasingly soared along with its popularity continues to climb. Even the popularity of the stone is already on par with other famous stones such as black opal stone Kalimaya, Bacan stone, jade and others.

It just may not be as famous as rock Bacan known first by the community as superior quality stone native to Indonesia. However, these stones remain in the ranks of quality stone that much sought after by collectors.

During this fire opal stone is identical to the stone from Mexico and Tanzania the country even once claimed to be the only country that produces stone fire opal in the world. Although later revealed that the fire opal stone was also found in Indonesia (Central Java) and even the quality is far better than the origin of fire opal Mexico.

Most hobbyists know that the stones of fire opal comes from Pacitan East Java. When in fact it is a rock stone native to Central Java Wonogiri. It's just a coincidence that rock though many worked by craftsmen from Pacitan area so that the stone was assessed as stones Pacitan.

The origin of this stone is known as rock Pacitan because people who found the stone craftsmen to sell from Pacitan. So when the artisans will sell it back to the user in the form of stone ring or jewelry, they are introduced as Pacitan stone, so many people believe that the stone comes from Pacitan.

Stone fire opal is the original stone Wonogiri and many are found on district Tirtomoyo precisely in the area or the hills and the subdistrict Manggal and Kismantoro Central Java.

In general, the stones are found in mountain areas such as Mount Muser District of Kismantoro mainly indigenous mountain soil structure that is still in good condition, no damage (erosion) or still in formation intact.

Stone Fire Opal

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The material is on fire opal stone was composed of silica and H2O with rock hardness levels between 5.2 s / d 5.7 Mohs scale or still under Bacan stone that has a hardness of 6-7 mohs scale.

The miners are finding this rock in the cliffs that are difficult to reach. Therefore, during the rainy season of fire opal stone prices more expensive due to limited stocks in the market because no stone seekers allows to perform a search opal material with natural conditions slippery and steep.

All types of agate has its own characteristics that can be distinguished from the other types of stone, although generally agate seem to have in common pattern, but for those who already know about the ins and outs of agate would be able to easily distinguish one another

It also applies to the types of agate fire opal. This stone also has its own characteristics as well as a uniqueness that have become an attraction for fans of agate.

Stone Fire Opal