This fiery treasure glows with an inner fire and flashes every hue of the red and orange colour spectrum.
With a long history of being mined in Mexico and used by the ancient Aztecs for rituals and religious ceremonies, the fire opal originates in the furnaces of ancient volcanoes and is formed when water seeps into the silica rich lava.
Fire opals are either faceted or cut as a cabochon, since this is the shape which best brings out the warm glow of this orange jewel. It is the oval which is regarded as the classical shape for valuable fire opals.
Opal is the birthstone for October.
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