#ethiopian opals

[heartnosekid]

tiny heart-shaped ethiopian opals | source

[gemville]

High Jewelry Bracelet Of Ethiopian Opals by Hans D. Krieger

Source: jewellerymaven @ Instagram

[lionfloss]

Ethiopian Opal Rings

[charyou-tree]

Another rock show, another great find!

My wife and I drove to the other side of town for another rock and mineral club’s show, and I feel like I stole the stuff I came home with. First, while my wife and I were browsing a display of jewelry with cut stones, the woman running the stand commented on my opal necklace. She looked more than a little surprised when I told her I cut the stone myself, using a diamond-grit knife sharpening block of all things. I could only say "I know that's the wrong way to do that, but I wasn't going to buy a $500 cutting wheel to do one stone!" (it was a lockdown project)

Chatted for a while with another dealer about his small display of unusual faceted stones. He had this one enormous almost 40 carat faceted peridot bigger than my thumbnail. I didn't know they came that big! I don't even want to know what he'd ask for that... But he was so nice and spent so long talking to us, I felt like I should buy something. He had this cute little pink tourmaline crystal for only $14 so I grabbed that to say thanks.

But the real show was still to come.

I had my eye on a bright mint green dioptase specimen another dealer had, but it was a couple hundred bucks, and I didn't really want to spend that much on a rock. While I was mulling that over, I saw a dealer I’ve seen before at a couple other local mineral shows was back with his amazing stock of Ethiopian opals. He had a couple giant pieces of amazingly clear crystal opal the size of my fist sitting in a bowl of water. I turned them over to get a look at the play of color, but I was afraid to pick them up and maybe drop a multi-thousand dollar rock.

However, he also had trays of smaller pieces sorted by price per carat. It was like a box of bifrost shrapnel, glittering in overlapping rainbow colors under the bright lights in his booth (very important when you're selling opal!). One particular piece caught my eye, but I was afraid to ask what he wanted for it, last time I tried that with one of his pieces it was >$300 and I had to put it back :( . When he told me that this beautiful crystal opal was only $62 I had to have it.

Like, sure, it has a couple cracks in it and its a funny shape, but I'm not going to cut it so who cares? LOOK AT THOSE OVERLAPPING LAYERS OF RAINBOW IRIDESCENCE! I turn it around at the end of the video because that same side of the stone is blue, green, yellow, or even red depending how you look at it and how the light is oriented. Sometimes you can see multiple colors through each other. Its doing what I associate with good opals, and completely saturating the red/green/blue pixels of my phone camera when the play of color is lined up right.

This is the opal specimen I've been looking for. This is why I love going to rock shows, some of this stuff has to be seen in person to be appreciated. Photos are nice, videos are better, but opals need to be seen to be believed. Those colors are unreal bright.

[rajiyagemjeweles]

10.70cts Opal Raw, Natural Ethiopian Opal Rough, Uncut Opal From the Ethiopian Mines, Welo Opal, Multi Fire Opal Raw, Opal Birthstone.

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[rekindledkristin]

More opals at GIA

[moonstonepng]

maia & merope - ethiopian opal + white diamond rings by jenny dee jewelry

[ID: two 18K gold rings embedded with white diamonds.

1. a gold ring featuring ethiopian opal detailed with white diamonds. two lines of gold extend from the bottom of the moonstone, ending in a downwards point with a gold star that has a diamond in the center.

2. a thin gold ring with embedded white diamonds over the band, which gently curves upward in the front to form a point ending in a gold star with a diamond in the center.]

[thorinsghivashel]

I heard that in the filming of the Hobbit, they used an Ethiopian Opal gem to represent the Arkenstone.

In the film it was introduced as a "bad" stone, but in reality the magical and spiritual properties of the Ethiopian Opal (Arkenstone) seem to be positive, though it would be interesting to mention that in some folklore it is known as the "Unlucky stone".

However it carries vibes of inspiration, self-confidence, optimism, playfulness and desire.

It's believed to increase youthfulness, helps to deal with negative feelings and sad mood. Balances the mind, body and spirit, providing connection and harmony. It is also the stone of love, intensifies emotions and reflects the mood of its wearer. Encourages freedom, independence, and unlocks creativity.

Helps to release anger and claim self-worth, aiding in expressing one's true self.

It's the stone of loyalty, faithfulness and spontaneity. Strengthens the will to live.

The word itself "Opal" seems to have more than one roots, from the Sanskrit word "Upala" meaning "Precious stone" and the Greek derivative "Oppalios" meaning "To see change is color".

And strangely or not it seems to reflect perfect the mental and physical and spiritual state of our dear king Thorin...it did it's work (if speaking of its usefulness in the fantasy world of Tolkien) though not in its best way towards Thorin.

The producers of the trilogy did a great job of choosing this specific stone for the "role" of Arkenstone, smart even, definitely for a reason.

[myownjadedpieceofmind]

Sometimes my personal challenges end up making me a very happy person. And sometimes, I can hear the bars of grateful dead's Ripple playing as the sun shines off the facets of the stones.

Available for purchase. Contact me for details, as it isn't on the website for a few days.

[heartnosekid]

ethiopian opal cabochan | source

[gemville]

Ethiopian Opal Necklace by Gemco

Source: Pinterest

[das-blut]

CRÖNCHY OPAL DICE

[foxstonejewelry]

Ouroboros necklace with Ethiopian opal 🐍 available here. Sold!

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[opalandzeal]

Beautiful Natural Ethiopian Wispy Iced Honeycomb Welo Opal 5.72cts.❄️

[rekindledkristin]

Amazing opals