Vintage Native American Mexican Cantera Fire Opal Ring Size 6 3/4 7 Sterling

Vintage Native American Mexican Cantera Fire Opal Ring Size 6 3/4 almost 7 Sterling Silver. Vintage estate find. Good condition, see all media. Looks like some hand inscription scratched in under the setting. Marked and tested Sterling.

A Mexican Cantera Opal ring features a type of fire opal still set within its natural host rock, known as rhyolite matrix. The name "Cantera" literally means "quarry" in Spanish, referring to how it is mined. The opal typically displays vibrant warm colors like red, orange, and yellow, sometimes with a "play of color" or iridescence (flashes of various colors).
Structure The most distinctive feature is that the polished gemstone includes both the colorful opal material and the surrounding, often pinkish or orangy, volcanic host rock.

Native American cultures, feathers are significant symbols representing high honor, power, wisdom, strength, and a connection to the Creator.

Estate find. Good condition.