Ethiopian Welo Opal and Hammered Sterling Silver Bracelet

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A bracelet made of Ethiopian Welo Opal rondelles and a handcrafted hammered Sterling Silver tube bead. 

Color of the Ethiopian Opal used in this bracelet varies between brown, beige, honey yellow to creamy and pure white, and it has a beautiful play-of-colors depending on the light source. 

Length of the bracelet is 18,5 cm including the handcrafted twisted Sterling Silver toggle clasp.

For a matching Opal necklace please click here, and matching earrings please click here. 
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All items come in a lovely Cantik! gift box and ship within 2 working days from ordering date.
Although it has been reported that Northern African opal was used to make tools as early as 4000 BC, the first published report of gem opal from Ethiopia appeared in 1994, with the discovery of precious opal in the Menz Gishe District, North Shewa Province. The opal, found mostly in the form of nodules, was of volcanic origin and was found predominantly within weathered layers ofrhyolite. This Shewa Province opal was mostly dark brown in color and had a tendency to crack. These qualities made it unpopular in the gem trade. In 2008, a new opal deposit was found near the town of Wegel Tena, in Ethiopia's Wollo Province. The Wollo Province opal was different from the previous Ethiopian opal finds in that it more closely resembled the sedimentary opals of Australia and Brazil, with a light background and often vivid play-of-color. Wollo Province opal, more commonly referred to as "Welo" or "Wello" opal, has become the dominant Ethiopian opal in the gem trade.