Precious opal have been discovered in Ethiopia relatively recently. The most common species is the so-called Hydrophane opal from Welo province. The first shows appeared on the market around 1994, although local people knew it very long. The opals are located on the Yita Elevation in the Menz Gisha district of Shewa Province, about 240 km northeast of the capital, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa.
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello 20,3x13,2x6,1mm, 8,47ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello. Smoked Opal. 14x10,6x5,9mm, 3,59ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello. Smoked Opal. 13,1x6,7x3,5mm, 1,55ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello 14,7x10,5x5,2mm, 3,47ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello 11x6,4x4,1mm, 1,4ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello 10,2x5,6x3,5mm, 1ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello 7,3x5,7x2,9mm, 0,61ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello 12,2x9x4,5mm, 2,49ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello 19,6x22,1x10,4mm, 16,73ct
Natural unworked precious opals. Ethiopian Opals - Crystal Opal from the Wello area. A bottle with a plug and no water. 24x13mm bottle
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello 22,3x16,4x5,4mm, 9,55ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello 14,2x7,7x5,1mm, 1,71ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 12,1x9,9x4,8mm, 1,88ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 10,9x8,4x5,1mm, 2,24ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 19,1x11,6x6mm, 5,56ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 15,5x12,9x5,9mm, 5,88ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 15,3x9x6mm, 3,81ct
Natural unworked precious opals. Ethiopian Opals - Crystal Opal from the Wello area. A bottle with a plug and no water. 26x19mm bottle
Natural unworked precious opals. Ethiopian Opals - Crystal Opal from the Wello area. A bottle with a plug and no water. 26x15mm bottle
Natural precious opals. Ethiopian Opals - Crystal Opal from the Wello area. A bottle with a plug and no water. 28x22mm bottle
Natural precious opals. Ethiopian Opals - Crystal Opal from the Wello area. A bottle with a plug and no water. 28x22mm bottle
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 15,3x13x5,2mm, 4,6ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 12,1x10,3x3,3mm, 1,75ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 10,7x8,4x4mm, 1,55ct
Natural precious opals. Ethiopian Opals - Crystal Opal from the Wello area. A bottle with a plug and no water. 28x22mm bottle
Pendant with natural precious opals. A mixture of quality natural precious opals from Ethiopia. All opals with a beautiful color change. The pendant is delivered without a chain. Pendant dimensions 38x7mm
Pendant with natural precious opals. A mixture of quality natural precious opals from Ethiopia. All opals with a beautiful color change. The pendant is delivered without a chain. Pendant dimensions 38x7mm
Pendant with natural precious opals. A mixture of quality natural precious opals from Ethiopia. All opals with a beautiful color change. The pendant is delivered without a chain. Pendant dimensions 38x7mm
Pendant with natural precious opals. A mixture of quality natural precious opals from Ethiopia. All opals with a beautiful color change. The pendant is delivered without a chain. Pendant dimensions 38x7mm
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 15,8x9,8x6mm, 3,6ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 12,4x9,7x6,4mm, 3,3ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello 15,3x12,7x6,3mm, 5ct
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