WELO ROUGH 18.66 ct Crystal white Multicolor display Z107

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Starts	February 9, 2012 10:00 AM (PST)	Basic Shipping Information
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nice red fire
	18.66 carats

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Description

Multicolor OPAL rough from Welo Desert of Ethiopia, near Gondar

WELO ROUGH 18.66 ct Parcel of 1 stone Z107

18.66 carats. 19 mm x 17 mm x 12 mm. This piece has a flashfire color structure.

Super Bright Multicolor clean rough. This piece will cut several valuable gems.

There are cracks in this opal. It is hydrophane. Please contact me for any questions about cutting this opal.

All photos are taken dry. I do not water my opal for extra weight or for color enhancement. No water, oil, sealant, glue, liquid or treatment of any kind has been applied to this rough.

Welo opal colors are very bright even in the dry rough. When polished this new Welo material is simply dazzling. It rates a 4 to 5 on the brilliance scale and it's easy on the eye, a real pleasure to look at.

Welo color structure is generally a 3-D Broadflash. It shows all the colors of the spectrum, rolling through the rainbow as the opal moves. Many other patterns also appear, including geometric patterns near to harlequin. Often two or more patterns will be present and sometimes are intermixed.

Red is usually the predominant and strongest color in Welo rough, with orange right behind. Greens, yellows, violet and blues all display their primary hues and many shades between.

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More Information

Depth: 12 mm
Length: 17 mm
Weight: 18.66 Carats
Width: 19 mm

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