Ethiopian Opal - Specimen quartz point pendant with its brown to gray

with its brown to gray coloration caused by trace aluminum in the crystal structure interacting with natural radiation over time

each bead carries the signature pleochroism that makes Tanzanite so mesmerizing under different lighting

while the golden coloration is connected with optimism

where silica-rich fluids interact with copper minerals near the surface

Ethiopian Opal - Specimen quartz point pendant with its brown to grayMined from: Wegel Tena area, Wollo Province, Ethiopia Description: This one of a kind Ethiopian Opal from Ethiopia has a chunky rough form with a pale cream to white body color, patches of warm honey, tan, and light brown staining, and visible natural matrix still attached on one side. The surface shows a good amount of play of color, with green, yellow, orange, pink, blue, and violet flashes showing across the broken faces and pitted, botryoidal