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Birthstone Series: Fire Opal

This specimen is called a fire opal because of its red-orange colour. Many of these specimens originate from Mexico. Opal is the birthstone for the month of October. Photographed by Harry Taylor

Picture No
10714704
Media ID
47617441
Size
2551px x 3402px (4.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection

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