Table Mountain Opal

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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color: Table Mountain Fire Opal ranges from red to a reddish brown or brownish orange.

Texture: Fine grain

Luster: Glossy

Translucency: Transparent to translucent.

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Distribution Comments:
Primary outcroppings of opal, including fire opal, occur in the Table Mountains and Green Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado

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