Welo Opal Sterling Silver Ring
A stunning natural Welo Opal with beautiful 'aurora' colour play. You will receive the beautiful ring in the photos. The ring in this listing is included in the video showing the colourplay.
This ring is a set size: L (UK sizing) or 5¾ (US sizing) - see size guide in listing photos for more details. Opal measures approximately 6x4mm.
Please note that our photographer's hands are small, please check with a ruler if uncertain of scale.
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!
