iLander
Ideal_Rock
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- May 23, 2010
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I just bought a Welo! 
I was at a bead (yes, bead) show yesterday, and there was a guy from Arizona that had a tiny tray, maybe 25 of them, at RIDICULOUS prices! I have paid more for lunch than I paid for this opal! It's a little guy, only 6 x 8, he had bigger, but the one I got screamed color with lots of red. I also like the pale jelly yellow body color. A clear one would have disappeared on my hand if it was set into a ring. They were ALL stunning, way cooler than Australian. I have pretty poor eyesight, and usually won't buy a stone this small, but I can see the bright color play fairly well.
He had one that was water clear, but when tilted, it swirled with blues and reds. Some lights they disappear, looking completely clear, in other lights they flash wild colors.
Because they completely disappear, I say we call the clear ones "ghost opals"!
So I have to agree, if you see an Ethiopian opal online, take a chance, they are bizarre and amazing!
My pictures capture about 10% of what I see. Every tilt brings new colors, so impossible to photograph. If someone knows of a good video online, please post links.
Move over, hot pink mahenge, there's a new girl in town!
I was at a bead (yes, bead) show yesterday, and there was a guy from Arizona that had a tiny tray, maybe 25 of them, at RIDICULOUS prices! I have paid more for lunch than I paid for this opal! It's a little guy, only 6 x 8, he had bigger, but the one I got screamed color with lots of red. I also like the pale jelly yellow body color. A clear one would have disappeared on my hand if it was set into a ring. They were ALL stunning, way cooler than Australian. I have pretty poor eyesight, and usually won't buy a stone this small, but I can see the bright color play fairly well.
He had one that was water clear, but when tilted, it swirled with blues and reds. Some lights they disappear, looking completely clear, in other lights they flash wild colors.
Because they completely disappear, I say we call the clear ones "ghost opals"!
So I have to agree, if you see an Ethiopian opal online, take a chance, they are bizarre and amazing!
My pictures capture about 10% of what I see. Every tilt brings new colors, so impossible to photograph. If someone knows of a good video online, please post links.
Move over, hot pink mahenge, there's a new girl in town!
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