Shewa Crystal Faceted Opals - 5 mm rounds
Added 19 Feb 2011

I'm listing singles and pairs of 5 mm round faceted opals from Ethiopia in listings and auctions now. The stones are faceted from precious crystal opal from the Shewa region of Ethiopia. It is a very clean and clear crystal body which shows face-up play of color and contra luz color play from side a...

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Year End Round-up 2010
Added 30 Dec 2010

Hello and welcome to the year end update....
The main pending item is the charity auction. We raised and donated just over $250 USD for my chosen charity, the local Saratoga County Animal Shelter here in New York State in the USA.
Many thanks to all who took part....meow
Many more rough Welo deal...

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Forum members charity cutting contest...
Added 13 Jul 2010

We have given out pretty much all the opal rough for the charity cutting contest and many members are cutting Welo opals for the first time. A few are completed and will be offered on OA here in the $1NR section very soon. All proceeds after fees will go to a pet shelter in Saratoga County, NY. Auct...

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Opal Adventures! New shipment of bright colorful Welo cutters!
Added 19 Jun 2010

I have just received a large shipment of very nice rough opal from Ethiopia. This opal rough is from the Welo region. Most are in the 5 to 10 carat size range. All are bright and full of color, hand picked to cut good cabochons. Many are facet clean and all will cut beautiful bright gems.
All of th...

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