Mexican Cantera Opal Cabochon - Jalisco, Mexico aragonite This bat is ready to

This bat is ready to fly

Weight: 1014g / 2

With its striking dark pink color

particularly from the late 1960s through the early 1980s

Mexican Cantera Opal Cabochon - Jalisco, Mexico aragonite This bat is ready toIve 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