A generously proportioned teardrop cabochon with a creamy white semi-transparent body alive with vibrant play-of-color. Electric greens dominate across most of the face, overlaid with warm orange, pink, and red patches that shift and rearrange as the stone moves. The 16.4mm length gives the color display real presence - this is a stone that commands attention from across the room.
From the Welo region of Ethiopia, the source of some of the world's most colorful opals. Natural and untreated. Note that Ethiopian Welo opals are hydrophane - porous by nature and may temporarily absorb water, which can temporarily enhance the play-of-color. An ideal pendant focal stone for bold, statement-making jewellery.
