Cubic Zirconia (CZ) 3mm Round Light Blue Pearl (Synthetic) - 14.5-15 Inch Stone Type_Angelite Unlike other forms of opal

Unlike other forms of opal

which receive their color from trace amounts of chromium

who first discovered the stone in Southern California in 1868

orange and rust are due to traces of hematite within the stone

Cubic Zirconia (CZ) 3mm Round Light Blue Pearl (Synthetic) - 14.5-15 Inch Stone Type_Angelite Unlike other forms of opalZircon occurs in a variety of colors including yellow, green, red, reddish brown and blue hues, as well as colorless. Colorless Zircon of the highest quality has been mistaken for Diamond throughout history, and is sometimes referred to as Matara Diamond after the City in Sri Lanka near where the stone is mined.