THIS IS A FIREY SPECIMEN OF ROUGH OPAL FROM ETHIOPIA .THE COLOURS ARE ELECTRIC AND VERY BRILLANT.THIS WILL BE A INTERESTING SPECIMEN TO CUT OR KEEP AS IT IS.AS WITH AUSTRALIAN BLACK OPAL THERE ARE SEVERLA SHADES OF BLACK AND SO IT IS THE SAME WITH ETHIOPIAN OPAL.THIS SPECIMEN IS VERY BLACK WITH GEM FIRE-GREAT FOR ANY COLLECTION.THIS MATERIAL IS VOLCANIC IN ORIGIN SO WE DONT CONSIDER IT A INVESTMENT OPAL.SOME STONES HAVE REMAINED SOLID FOR MANY YEARS.RED IS VERY RARE IN THE AUSTRALIAN [ABOUT 1% OF PRODUCTION.]BUT THIS TYPE OF OPAL IT IS FAIRLY  COMMON COLOUR ALONGE WITH ORANGE.THE RUMOUR WE HAVE HEARD IS THAT THE ETHIOPIAN GOVT HAS PURCHASED A LARGE NUMBER OF CUTTING MACHINES FROM A USA COMPANY AS THEY WISH TO SLOW DOWN THE SELLING OF ROUGH OPAL-"SEDAOPALS" AND " BOULDER MAGIC"WHERE WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF STONES FROM $10 BARGINS TO COLLECTOR STONES.
WEIGHT: 7.60CTS
SIZE: 18X15X8mm
BODY TONE: N1
BRIGHTNESS: OUT OF 5- 5

AS THIS IS OUR WHOLE SALE PRICE SO WE HAVE NO HESITATION IN OFFERING A MONEY BACK GUARANTEE IF YOU ARE NOT PLEASED WITH YOUR WIN.
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Opal Body Tone Scale as per recommendation by the Australian Opal and Gem Industry Association Ltd.

Brilliance Scale:
1 Faint, 2 Dull, 3 Bright, 4 Very Bright, 5 Brilliant - Gem Quality