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Faceted Ethiopian Opal

Faceted Ethiopian Opal direct from the mines of Ethiopia in North Africa. In the early 1990’s a new type of Opal surfaced in Mezezo Ethiopia Africa and it is stunning. We offer stunning Faceted Ethiopian Opal for sale from Mezezo and Welo.

Faceted opals are crystal stones that reflect light really good. Most stones faceted are now from Ethiopia and rare to find from other fields

It’s the structure of multi colours in these opals that make them idea to be faceted and this cutting process can increase brightness of the opal

Experienced cutters in aisa who have had experience with other gemstones cut these stones and it’s also important if the opal is crystal to have cuts on bottom of the opal to help reflect more light

There are several cutting styles used so if you like to buy rough Ethiopian opal you can choice the shape and style including

Round,Octagoan,Oval,Cushion

Tranagle,marquise,radiant,

Trillion.Heart,pear,baguette,

Princess.

Oval shape is the traditional shape and it depends on clarity of the stone if lot cuts are made or not

If the stoneis crystal clear the more cuts make best reflections but if cloudy large cuts are best to display hues of colour

As many stones are freeform, square and rectangular shapes are popular a stops are cut flat and sides are full length and these cuts are unique to Ethiopian stones

When faceting the cutter ha s lot of decisions to make and has to consider. Incoming light, Reflected light, Crown size,girdle,table Pavilion and importantly how many faceted to give the stones

Faceting gemstones is an enjoyable hobby and gemstones are fun to create your own creation from our rough suppliers