Opal · Central America
Fire Opal
Creativity — igniting passion and artistic fire
Specimen
- Found in
- Mexico (primary source), Brazil, Australia, Ethiopia
- Key ingredient
- Hydrous Silica
- Species
- Opal
- Chakra
- Sacral
About this stone
Transparent to translucent orange-red Opal burning with inner flame. Fire Opal ignites passion, creativity, and personal power. It stimulates the sacral and solar plexus chakras, promoting enthusiasm, courage, and zest for life.
Geology · Formation
How it forms: Volcanic activity with high iron content.
Unlike Australian opal, Fire Opal is 'volcanic' and often lacks the rainbow play-of-color, focusing instead on its glowing hue. It forms in the cavities of rhyolitic volcanic rock. High iron content during the precipitation of hydrated silica gives it its signature color. The Result: A translucent to transparent stone in vivid shades of orange, cherry-red, and sun-yellow.