Gem Type: Natural WELO Opal Weight: 1.16 ct Measurements: 9 x 7 x 3mm Quantity: 1 Gemstone Color: Milky White with Multi Color Play Clarity: Transparent Lustre: Vitreous Shape: Oval Treatment: Unheated, 100% Natural Origin: Welo, Ethiopia This lovely Opal comes with a Certificate of Authenticity How to Examine Opal: Precious opal with color play has numerous tiny silica spheres that are arranged in order in the structure. You see the color play, when the light hits the spheres and is diffracted by them. The broader the light spectrum is, the wider color range you see. Since the sunlight is composed of the broadest spectrum of colors, the direct sunlight is the best light to inspect opal. You can see the most colors an opal can show. Examine the stone in sunlight rocking it back and forth from all sides. WELO PATCHWORK HARLEQUIN PATTERN Harlequin is regarded as the rarest pattern in the opal industry.but Ehtiopian has its own unique pattern-Honeycomb Pattern Honey comb pattern is the most sort after pattern on cabochon Ethiopian opal Many opal miners will never find one of these patterns in their lifetime work. Black opals are regarded as the most expensive and rarest harlequin pattern opals. Ethiopian opals have a patchwork harlequin pattern. True harlequin pattern is a mosaic broad pattern, angular close set of colours. Floral patterns are sometimes called floral harlequin but Welo Floral or Welo patchwork would be the correct naming for these gem Ethiopian floral pattern opals ETHIOPIAN WELO FACTED CRYSTAL OPAL Crystal Ethiopian opal is ideal for faceting due to natural formation of silica spheres and thickness it can be faceted in broad pattern cutting to display hues of brilliant diffracted colours. Due to broad texture pattern close cut facets are not required for light reflection so broad flash pattern is best pattern for facet cuts. In most gemstones the finer the faceted cut the brighter the gemstone but this is not the case with Ethiopian opal as very light reflection is required to display brilliant interlaying flashes. COLOUR HUES OF ETHIOPAN WELO OPALS The translucent internal fire hues of these Ethiopian opals are not hidden deep with in the opal but has properties that make fire hues 3D, this 3 dimensional colour aspect is rare in most opals. Many Australian black opals have hidden colour spectrum patterns deep with in the opal so a blue opal can have hidden translucent colour bars with violet or purple hues that cannot be directly seen by naked eye., but these Ethiopian opals have vivid translucent colour bars and pattern that are strikingly bright and visible with naked eye. Welo opal is only recently mined but many opal cutters and Ethiopian jewelry manufactures have made rings and pendants .wello opal is now in The Smithsonian Museum of natural history Ethiopian Opals are valued for their bright flashes of fire colour. Ethiopian Opals are nobby-formed rather than seam-formed and have characteristically brown or dark-nodule potch. These opals are not considered as structurally sound as Australian opals but have incredible fire colours and patterns, but their vivid green and red flashes are prized by collectors.Ethiopian opals have been mined in Mezezo and the new opal field discovered at Gondar is producing top pattern opal crystal. Ethiopian Welo Opal Jewelry Ethiopian opal manufactures and jewelry wholesaler s are now making Ethiopian welo opal jewelry Most welo opals are made in sterling silver 925 silver mounts or silver wire wrap and is an ideal opal to bezel set. The opal fire patterns are stunning and as strong as fire colours on the Ethiopian Opals Grading Chart The advantage that this welo Ethiopian opal has over other fields is that at present there is a steady supply of rough and this Ethiopian rough can be cut to make matching sets of earring, pendants and rings. Australia opal fields find this so hard matching opal jewelry sets except for opal doublets and triplets that are easy to match But solid matching opals are hard to find so this is the big advantage to jewelry designers to create jewelry designs using matching opals. Due to the structure of welo opal it is relatively easy to find a matching opal to make earrings and or a pendant. Cabochon or domed structure does make the opal pattern more spectacular and rolling patterns are more common in this welo opal and is pleasing to the view. Opal bracelets made with Welo opal are available and opals look so pleasing .In the early 1900 s many British opal designers made creative opal bracelets and opal necklaces and even today these fetch high prices in antique auctions. And only now can designers create these styles of matching rows of welo opals in pendants or bracelets. Please Note: We use natural sunlight when we can. We also use lights that produce as close to possible natural daylight. We use photo shop to cut and edit but not to enhance. We also know many computer screens buyers use, vary greatly along with their eye sight. You get the products we sell at a very good price because we buy in bulk. Gems and opals especially need light sometime strong to see their wide ranges of colors and color play. All Gemstones are 100% Natural Earth Mined Stones unless otherwise stated. Prices given on uncertified items are estimates as per the world market prices. 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