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HPJ REF. POINT: WORLD CLASS MUSEUM GRADE 4.49 CARAT TSEHAY MEWCHA ETHIOPIAN OPAL

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REFERENCE POINT: 3504
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228902485

 

 Reference Point

THIS WEEKEND FROM HPJ FOUR SIMPLY OUTSTANDING TSEHAY MEWCHA ETHIOPIAN OPALS

MUSEUM GRADE BIG  4.49 CARAT TSEHAY MEWCHA ETHIOPIAN OPAL             

TRANSLUCENT BLUE MIST BODY TONE WITH VIVID 360 DEGREE 3D NEON MULTI COLOUR ROLLING FLASH PATTERN

  

 

GEM TYPE: ETHIOPIAN OPAL

CARAT WEIGHT: 4.49 CTS

BRIGHTNESS: 5

DIMENSIONS: 16.39 x 10.97 x 5.73mm

CUT: OVAL

ORIGIN: 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.

 

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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A magnificent seller time and time again !
11 May 2016