HPJ REFERENCE POINT: WORLD CLASS 2.25 CT TSEHAY MEWCHA BLACK ETHIOPIAN OPAL R47,000.00

Reference Point Tsehay Mewcha Opal Portfolio 

AWESOME 2.25 CARAT MUSEUM GRADE TSEHAY MEWCHA BLACK OPAL - SUPERB ABSOLUTE BLACK BODY WITH ELECTRIC NEON HARLEQUIN COLOURPLAY

BRIGHTNESS IS RATED ON A 1 TO 5 SCALE AS BELOW:

1. OPAL HAS COLOUR BUT IS FAIRLY DULL

2. OPAL HAS FAIR COLOUR BUT IS STILL FAIRLY DULL

3. OPAL HAS GOOD COLOUR AT ARMS LENGTH

4. OPAL IS BRIGHT AND COLOUR CRISP AT ARMS LENGTH

5. OPAL IS BRILLIANT AND COLOUR CRISP AND HIGHLY APPARENT

GEM TYPE: ETHIOPIAN OPAL

CARAT WEIGHT: 2.25 CARATS

BRIGHTNESS: 5

DIMENSIONS: 14.43 x 8.54 x 3.71mm

CUT: OVAL CABOCHON

ORIGIN:  TSEHAY MEWCHA, ETHIOPIA

TREATMENTS: NONE

The Welo (Ethiopian) Opal has taken the International Gem World by storm. All of our Opals originate from the old mine at Tsehay Mewcha – noted for strong vivid colour and stabilty.

This major Ethiopian Opal find was in 2008 in Welo (Wollo) Province in Northern Ethiopia, about 550 km north of Addis Ababa. Local farmers discovered some high quality Opal near Wegel Tena close to the top of a plateau at 3,500 meters altitude. Much of the Opal has a white body color with an extremely vivid play of color. The Tsehay Mewcha Black Opals are noted for their absolute black colour, and of course, their astonishing colour spectrum.

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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