Amethyst 8mm Round Large Hole Beads - 8 Inch beads Fire Opal is a transparent

Fire Opal is a transparent or translucent stone named for the vivid red

Named for the village near where it is found in Madagascar

It's actually a pink variety of Beryl -- the family of gemstones that also includes Aquamarine

tans and golden tones that occur naturally within the stone

and forms within a host rock such as ironstone or sandstone

Amethyst 8mm Round Large Hole Beads - 8 Inch beads Fire Opal is a transparentAmethyst is a beautiful purple stone, known as a Gem of Fire by ancient cultures. It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at times valued as highly as Diamond. Today, this semi to precious variety of quartz is found in many locations around the world. The presence of Manganese within the stone produces the purple hue, and variation of the amount of iron in the stone creates a color range from reddish purple to deep violet to light