Welo Opal Sterling Silver Celtic Pendant
A natural Ethiopian Welo Opal with stunning glitter-like colour play (the photos do not do it justice!). A wonderfully tactile piece which has been skilfully set in 925 sterling silver, with a pretty Celtic Knot design.
Pendant measures approximately 28x8x4mm, including bail. Comes with a complimentary 18" sterling silver link chain and is presented in a Two Skies gift box with Opals story card.
Our Ethiopian Opals are sourced from the area of Welo, a new field only worked in the last few years. Anthropologists, however, have reported that mankind used this opal to make tools in around 4,000 years BC, which means that Africa mined opals even before Australia! Very new on the modern market, these opals are so affordable when you consider how fiery the stones are. Compared to Australian opals, they are softer, so more care should be taken with delicate jewellery. The high degree of transparency in Ethiopian opal means the colours are evenly spread through the entire gem, often resulting in bold rainbow iridescence. In fact, the number of colours in a single piece is very rarely seen in Australian material!
