• Botryoidal pink opal specimen from Ica, Peru, with rounded bubble-like formations in soft matte pink
  • Botryoidal pink opal specimen from Ica, Peru, with rounded bubble-like formations in soft matte pink — view 2
  • Botryoidal pink opal specimen from Ica, Peru, with rounded bubble-like formations in soft matte pink — view 3
  • Botryoidal pink opal specimen from Ica, Peru, with rounded bubble-like formations in soft matte pink — view 4
  • Botryoidal pink opal specimen from Ica, Peru, with rounded bubble-like formations in soft matte pink — view 5
  • Botryoidal pink opal specimen from Ica, Peru, with rounded bubble-like formations in soft matte pink — view 6
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  • Botryoidal pink opal specimen from Ica, Peru, with rounded bubble-like formations in soft matte pink — view 12
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Botryoidal Pink Opal from Peru — Soft-Pink Collector Mineral Specimen

Botryoidal Pink Opal from Peru — Soft-Pink Collector Mineral Specimen

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Botryoidal is a mineralogist's word for a very simple thing: the stone grew in rounded clusters, like a bunch of grapes. On pink opal from Ica, that habit reads as soft bubbling forms in a matte, almost powdery pink you will not find in quartz or agate.

Peru is the source for opal in this colour, and Ica in particular. These are specimen pieces in the 1 to 3 inch range, between 12 and 53 grams — small enough for a shelf, individual enough that no two share a silhouette.

At a glance

  • Botryoidal pink opal specimen
  • Origin: Ica, Peru
  • 1" to 3"
  • 12 to 53 grams
  • Rounded botryoidal growth habit
  • Ships within 3 business days

How to use it

Display it where it can sit low and be looked down on — botryoidal surfaces read best from above, where the rounded forms overlap.

It is a gentle-coloured specimen, so it pairs well beside darker stones rather than competing with them.

Keep it out of direct sun and away from heat. Opal contains water in its structure and prolonged dry heat is the one thing it genuinely dislikes.

Pink opal beside our other pink stones

Stone Colour Surface
Pink opal Soft matte pink Rounded, botryoidal
Rose quartz Translucent pink Smooth when polished
Rubellite tourmaline Vivid pink-red Crystalline, striated

✨ Temple Tip

Never store opal somewhere hot and dry — a sunny sill, above a radiator, a car in summer. Opal holds water inside its structure, and losing it is the one form of damage you cannot undo.

Questions & answers

What does botryoidal mean?

It describes a rounded, grape-like growth habit where the mineral formed in overlapping spherical clusters.

What size are these?

Between 1 and 3 inches, weighing 12 to 53 grams.

Where is it from?

Ica, Peru.

Is it polished?

No, these are natural specimens. The rounded surface is how the opal grew.

Will my piece match the photograph?

Every specimen differs in size, form, and pink tone. The photographs show the range you can expect.

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In short

The Botryoidal Pink Opal is a natural mineral specimen by Rare Earth Gallery from Ica, Peru. Botryoidal describes its rounded, grape-like growth habit; the surface is matte and soft pink rather than polished. Pieces run 1 to 3 inches and weigh between 12 and 53 grams, and they are displayed low so the overlapping rounded forms can be seen from above. It costs $73.95 for a single specimen. Every piece differs in size, form, and pink tone, and opal holds water in its structure, so prolonged dry heat and direct sun are avoided.

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