Opal Rough - Height: 31 mm - Width: 23 mm- 9.2 g - (1)

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Description from the seller

☆ Rough uncut opal

☆ Multi-color / multi-flash

☆ weight: 9.2 g / 43 carats

☆ Dimensions: 31x23x16 mm

☆ NATURAL, NO TREATMENT

☆ origin: Mine, Welo Region / Ethiopia

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Welo opal is found in silica veins just 2-3 m below the surface. What makes its mining so difficult are the methods used. Only the inhabitants of this region are allowed to mine these deposits. As the populations are rural, they employ archaic and sometimes dangerous methods to extract the stones. Since January 2011, a new mining site has emerged with stricter standards, bringing together 500 professional miners. The Ethiopian government regulates and monitors this wealth by not allowing buyers to go to the mining sites to deal directly with the miners. The opal market lies outside the mining region.

☆ Rough uncut opal

☆ Multi-color / multi-flash

☆ weight: 9.2 g / 43 carats

☆ Dimensions: 31x23x16 mm

☆ NATURAL, NO TREATMENT

☆ origin: Mine, Welo Region / Ethiopia

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Welo opal is found in silica veins just 2-3 m below the surface. What makes its mining so difficult are the methods used. Only the inhabitants of this region are allowed to mine these deposits. As the populations are rural, they employ archaic and sometimes dangerous methods to extract the stones. Since January 2011, a new mining site has emerged with stricter standards, bringing together 500 professional miners. The Ethiopian government regulates and monitors this wealth by not allowing buyers to go to the mining sites to deal directly with the miners. The opal market lies outside the mining region.

Details

Number of objects
1
Main mineral
Opal
Mineral form
Rough
Supplement
Huge rough opal crystal from Ethiopia / multi-flash natural
Weight
9.2 g
Origin (region/city)
Wello
Country of origin
Ethiopia
Height
31 mm
Width
23 mm
Depth
16 mm
FranceVerified
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Objects sold
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