Ethiopian Crystal Opal – an exceptional natural specimen...

This impressive crystal opal natural specimen from Ethiopia captivates with its exceptional transparency, its warm, slightly honey-green to olive-toned base color, and a particularly vivid play-of-color. Within the transparent to translucent opal body unfolds a fascinating blaze of color in intense green, bright blue, strong orange, yellow, and fiery red, which, depending on the incidence of light and the viewing angle, reveals new zones of color time and again. Particularly striking are the broad orange-red color flashes in the lower and middle areas, interwoven with intense green and scattered electric blues, giving the piece extraordinary optical depth. The natural rough form with its distinctive irregular outer contour and the clearly preserved areas of the matrix or host rock emphasize the original character of this specimen. At the same time, selected areas were carefully smoothed and polished, making the underlying opal structure particularly prominent and causing the play of color to seem to glow from within the stone. Through the combination of transparent opal substance, natural matrix, pronounced depth, and exceptionally intense play of color, it is an exceptionally decorative and characterful collectible for connoisseurs of high-quality Welo and crystal opals. A particularly fascinating natural piece that reveals its effect especially under targeted lighting and, with every change of viewing angle, presents a different play of colors—from rich neon green through turquoise and blue to spectacular fire colors in orange, yellow, and red. Stone: Crystal-Opal Weight: 51,15ct Size: 31,5x16x27,1mm Colour: Play of Color Treatment: None Origin: Ethiopia The pictures were taken with strong light and table lamps. It is a fantastic piece of opal. The disclaimer about the healing properties as previously given : It is believed that certain gemstones and minerals have beneficial health and spiritual properties. We und Catawiki cannot guarantee or be held liable for these suggested attributes which have no scientific evidence and cannot be considered a substitute for traditional medical treatment.

Estimate:£125.63

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