INSANE BLACK CHRYSTAL WELO OPAL RING SIZE 7 3/4 SET IN STERLING SILVER. THE BAND IS SOLID 3.3 MM. PINPOINTS OF RAINBOW OF FLASHING COLORS.
BLACK OPAL IS EXTREMELY RARE AND 10 CARETS IS HUGE. CUSTOM ONE OF A KIND. In 2013, yet another source was discovered in Wollo, at the Stayish mine near the town of Gashena (figure 1). This discovery has yielded mostly dark and black opal, along with some white and crystal opal. Although it is only now being reported, the deposit has been actively producing since 2013. It is set in a distinct opal-bearing layer in a mountainous area at an altitude of around 3,000 meters.It lies approximately 700 km northeast of Addis Ababa, more than 100 km from the historic town of Lalibela by road, and about 30 km north of the white opal deposit. Hydrophane Opal is a fresh word designed to define a specific Opal form.
Opals have been mined for thousands of years in Europe and more than 165 years in Australia. Black opal is in darkness, color brightness and pattern grading.Black opal is the most rare and highly valued form of opal. And has what is called a black (or dark) body tone. Black opals come in every colour of the rainbow. Their dark body tone makes the colours on the face of the opal appear rich and intense.
Wear as Australian opal is mined from deep beneath the ground, Ethiopian opal grows in large volcanic deposits high up in the hills. The most notable variance of Ethiopian opal is that it is hydrophane, which means that when the opal is immersed into water, its colors, transparency, light and even size alters. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Handcrafted & Artisan Jewelry\Rings".
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