Opal, Black Moss, Natural, Smooth Round in sizes 6mm, 8mm & 10mm, Priced Per Strand

Opal, Black Moss, Natural, Smooth Round.

This price is for one strand 15 to 16 inches long. 

6mm strands have 60 to 65 pieces.

8mm strands have 43 to 48 pieces. 

10mm strands have 33 to 38 pieces.

Black Moss Opal is a common Opal, a more affordable alternative to Opals with play-of-color. It is called Moss Opal because it contains the impurity manganese oxide, which forms dark, branching deposits, that also be called dendritic inclusions.  Black Moss Opal beads are a striking yet neutral stone that has a variety of color from milky white, natural linen, clay-color tans, and smokey blacks and greys.

Hardness 5.5 to 6.5

This is a natural stone that has had no treatment other than cutting, drilling, and polishing 

The source of these beads is Brazil and they are cut, drilled and polished in China.