Mexican Fire Opal is what is up for the week! Yes, Jonathan and Brecken covered opal in 2 prior podcast episodes but thought it would be best to go into a little more detail about this mystical stone. From Aztec lore to the very core of how this opal is formed.

[Warning: we experience some technical difficulties in the middle of the recording so we apologize for the intermittent sound quality.]

00:24:00 Gemma and a little story time03:05:00 Mexican Fire Opal introduction03:47:00 Mexican Fire Opal 04:33:00 Aztec name for Opal06:19:00 Where it is found 07:18:00 How is it formed? 07:41:00 Hardness07:55:00 How is it formed (continued)09:18:00 It almost appears to glow09:51:00 Fire Opal/Mexican Fire opal mix-up11:23:00 Play of color11:52:00 Base colors of Fire Opal12:58:50 Transparency13:29:00 Faceted Fire Opal 14:34:00 Needles15:19:00 Water content in opal16:58:50 Amorphous crystal structure18:54:00 Leopard Opal 19:58:50 Mystical properties