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HPJ REFERENCE POINT: MUSEUM SPECIMEN WORLD RARE TSEHAY MEWCHA 155.20 CT 'PHANTOM BRAIN' OPAL
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HPJ REFERENCE POINT: 448
Bob Shop ID:
162271303
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Reference Point: 448
HPJ EXCELLENCE - ANOTHER BOB FIRST
OUTSTANDING MASSIVE WORLD CLASS MUSEUM SPECIMEN 155.20 CARAT TSEHAY MEWCHA 'PHANTOM BRAIN' OPAL
I HAVE WAITED MORE YEARS THAN I CARE TO REMEMBER TO POSSESS ONE OF THESE AMAZINGLY RARE 'PHANTOM' OPALS. IN MAY OF THIS YEAR THIS EXTRAORDINARY SPECIMEN WAS DISCOVERED AT TSEHAY MEWCHA, ETHIOPIA.
I AM SURE THAT YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT I FIND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO PLACE A VALUE ON IT.
IF NOTHING ELSE, I HAVE MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO SEE SUCH A SPECIMEN HERE ON BOB.
CARAT WEIGHT: 155.20 CARATS
DIMENSIONS: 41.6 x 35.4 x 20.4mm
CUT: FREEFORM SPECIMEN
ORIGIN: TSEHAY MEWUCHA, WELO, ETHIOPIA
THE REVERSE OF THE SPECIMEN HAS DELIBERATELY BEEN LEFT UNPOLISHED.
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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