Ethiopian Opal
Rough
This rough comes from
Ethiopia. A country located in east central Africa. See map at
the bottom of the page. The rough is somewhat similar to Mexican opal
rough. This particular lot varies from nearly clear transparent to
translucent white. There is a great deal of play of color in the
parcel. With colors varying from bright pinks and greens to multi
color rainbows in some pieces. There are a total of twenty pieces of
rough in the parcel showing varying degrees of translucency. Most of
them show play of color. Some of them show good play of color.
This rough has been
shipped to us from Ethiopia. We do not know how long it has been out
of the ground. We do not know how stable the rough may or may not be.
There are a few pieces in the parcel that have small cracks. The rough
has been in our possession for about two months and has not developed
additional cracks. You will have to purchase at your own risk.
The sale of this rough will be final
with no refunds and no returns.
The opal rough
pictured below is currently listed on Ebay you can visit that listing
to bid on this rough. There are approximately 126 carats in the rough
parcel. The bidding will start at $ 1.00 per carat.
CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO
SEE AN EXTREMELY LARGE VIEW OF THIS COLLECTION OF ROUGH
A SAMPLE PIECE FROM
THE PARCEL
A SAMPLE PIECE FROM
THE PARCEL
A SAMPLE PIECE FROM
THE PARCEL
To see our faceted
African Opals click on the link below
African Opal
Faceted Opals and Cabochons
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