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 - 12,6x8x5mm, 2,22ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 12x9,4x5,2mm, 2,22ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 11,6x11x5,6mm, 3,29ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 14,3x9,5x5,4mm, 3ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 12,3x5,6x4,2mm, 1,48ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 15,3x8x4,8mm, 3ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 14,4x8,2x5,6mm, 2,96ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 18,9x14,2x6,1mm, 9ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 14,3x11,3x5mm, 3,78ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 25,3x5,8x4mm, 2,81ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 9,7x6,8x3,9mm, 1ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 18x11,4x4,7mm, 4,05ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 15,9x11,2x5,1mm, 4,76ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 22,4x16,6x5,9mm, 11,35ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 12,5x8,3x6mm, 2,56ct
Pendant with natural precious opals. A mixture of natural untreated precious opals from Ethiopia. Most opals with a beautiful color change. 35x7mm
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 15,7x9x4,9mm, 3,18ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 11,4x7,7x4,3mm, 1,59ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 14,4x11x4,6mm, 3,15ct
Natural unworked precious opals. Ethiopian Opals - Crystal Opal from the Wello area. A bottle with a plug and no water. 24x17mm bottle
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 9,8x8x3,2mm, 1ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 11x6,7x3,9mm, 1,44ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 18,6x13,4x6,1mm, 7,39ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 22x10,7x5,2mm, 5,53ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 15,9x6,6x4,1mm, 1,67ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 21,2x13,7x5mm, 6,77ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 16,7x7,8x4,4mm, 2,98ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 11,8x9x5,2mm, 2,78ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 13,1x9,3x4,8mm, 2,82ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 9,8x4,5mm, 2,31ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - Honeycomb, 17,3x8,4x6,7mm, 5,15ct
Precious opal from Ethiopia - Wello - 21,1x15,8x6,2mm, 11,95ct