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 15,7x11,7x5,9mm, 6,25ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia 15x11,4x5,3mm, 4,19ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia 14x8x4,9mm, 2ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia 18,1x12,7x5,5mm, 6,34ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia 16,3x12x6mm, 5,29ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia 15,6x11,3x5,7mm, 4,26ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia 13,5x10,6x4,4mm, 2,74ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia 13,1x10,3x4,7mm, 2,97ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia 10x7,3x5mm, 1,5ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia 19,4x17x7,6mm, 8,7ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia 12,9x10,4x5mm, 3,1ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia 18,4x14,6x3,9mm, 4ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia 15x10,2x2,9mm, 2,28ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello 12,7x10x4mm, 2,32ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia 14,3x10,7x4mm, 2,75ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia 12,5x9,5x3,1mm, 1,8ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia 13,3x9,4x4,5mm, 2,65ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia 15,8x8,4x3,9mm, 2,52ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia 14,2x9,6x5,8mm, 3,37ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello 13,3x9,1x4,9mm, 2,5ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello 12,5x9,9x5,9mm, 3ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello 12,9x8,2x6mm, 2,35ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia 5,9x4,3x2,9mm, 0,32ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello 11x8,4x4,2mm, 1,75ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello 11,3x7,3x4,5mm, 1,4ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello 9,3x6,9x3,1mm, 0,87ct
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