Faceted Ethiopian Opal
Faceted Ethiopian Opal direct from the mines of Ethiopia in
North Africa. In the early 1990’s a new type of Opal surfaced in Mezezo
Ethiopia Africa and it is stunning. We offer stunning Faceted Ethiopian Opal
for sale from Mezezo and Welo.
Faceted opals are crystal stones that reflect light really good.
Most stones faceted are now from Ethiopia and rare to find from other
fields
It’s the structure of multi colours in these opals that make
them idea to be faceted and this cutting process can increase brightness of the
opal
Experienced cutters in aisa who have had experience with
other gemstones cut these stones and it’s also important if the opal is crystal
to have cuts on bottom of the opal to help reflect more light
There are several cutting styles used so if you like to buy rough
Ethiopian opal you can choice the shape and style including
Round,Octagoan,Oval,Cushion
Tranagle,marquise,radiant,
Trillion.Heart,pear,baguette,
Princess.
Oval shape is the traditional shape and it depends on clarity of
the stone if lot cuts are made or not
If the stoneis crystal clear the more cuts make best
reflections but if cloudy large cuts
are best to display hues of colour
As many stones are freeform, square and rectangular shapes are
popular a stops are cut flat and sides
are full length and these cuts are unique to Ethiopian stones
When faceting the cutter ha s lot of decisions to make and
has to consider. Incoming light, Reflected light, Crown size,girdle,table Pavilion
and importantly how many faceted to give the stones
Faceting gemstones is an enjoyable hobby and gemstones are fun
to create your own creation from our rough suppliers
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