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HPJ REFERENCE POINT WORLD CLASS 4.26 CT AAAAA GRADE TSEHAY MEWCHA ETHIOPIAN BLACK OPAL R69,000.00
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HPJ REFERENCE POINT: 351
Bob Shop ID:
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Reference Point: 351 HPJ TSEHAY MEWCHA BLACK OPAL PORTFOLIO
The Ethiopian Black Opal is just about the fastest rising investment gem around – current retail values are exceeding R20,000.00 per Carat !
ABSOLUTE WORLD CLASS AAAAA GRADE/STANDARD 4.26 CARAT TSEHAY MEWCHA ETHIOPIAN BLACK OPAL
IMAGES TAKEN UNDER SPECIALIST OPAL LIGHTING
Intense body colour - extremely dark !! Absolute Black Opal with extraordinary multicolor flashes in clearly visible Patchwork Harlequin pattern - extremely saturated !
CARAT WEIGHT: 4.26 Carats
DIMENSIONS: 18.0 x 8.0 x 8.0mm
BRIGHTNESS: 5
COLOUR: MULTI COLOUR PATCHWORK HARLEQUIN
CUT: MARQUISE CABOCHON
ORIGIN: TSEHAY MEWUCHA, ETHIOPIA
TREATMENTS: NONE
Ethiopian Welo/Wello Opal is a relatively new find. It has some of the most amazing patterns of any Opal, and plays of colour that reflect shades of light seen nowhere else in the natural world.
Mining at Tsehay Mewcha is a highly hazardous occupation indeed, and fatal accidents are very numerous (out of one thousand miners, 80 died in one year) mainly caused by collapsing rocks or falls from the soaring cliffs.
The prices on the International gem markets for quality Ethiopian Opal is spiralling upwards at a rate rarely seen in the gemstone world. It is without question a strictly limited resource, and this factor drives the demand, which shows no sign of abating.
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