Silica · Opal

Pink-Red Opal

Pink opal is soft-hued common opal from Peru and Mexico, used mostly in beads and cabochons and often stabilized.

Colour
pink

Transparency
Variable

RI
1.370–1.470

SG
1.98–2.23

Mohs
5.0–6.5

Birthstone
October

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