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Pinfire Opal or Pinpoint Opal
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Pinfire Opal (also Pinpoint Opal)


"Pinfire opal" is a name used for opal that has pinpoints of fire throughout the stone. The opal at right is a black opal with a blue to green pinfire color play from the Constellation Mine in Spencer, Idaho. It is 6 millimeters by 4 millimeters in size.
pinfire opal
pinfire opal



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