Mexican Cantera Opal Cabochon - Jalisco, Mexico aragonite 50mm x 24mm x 10mm

50mm x 24mm x 10mm (some polished rounded edges on this piece)

Sonoran Shattuckite/Chrysocolla

Weight: 1014g / 2

nestled in the Sierra de Los Lamentos ("Mountains of Lamentations

particularly from the late 1960s through the early 1980s

Mexican Cantera Opal Cabochon - Jalisco, Mexico aragonite 50mm x 24mm x 10mmIve always been fascinated by how certain minerals look when they are left partially embedded in their host rock, and this Mexican Cantera Opal Cabochon is a perfect example of that natural contrast. In Spanish, "Cantera" translates to quarry or stone, which refers to the pinkish tan rhyolite matrix that surrounds the precious opal. Instead of being cut out as a traditional gemstone, these specimens are shaped and polished so that the opal sits like a