From the minute I first laid eyes on some dendritic opal in a gem shop in Jaipur, I knew it was going to be “my” stone. The black and white color palette and fact that so many of the stones were cut into my signature leaf shape had me hooked from the start.
But after working with these stones as part of my Contra Collection, I’ve fallen in love even more. Each stone truly is one of a kind, with incredible detail and interest, more like a miniature painting than a stone.
And since, almost two years later, I’m still totally obsessed with this stone (and since it’s also a mouthful to say) today I thought I’d answer the question…