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Opal
Fireworks. Jellyfish. Galaxies. Lightning. Opal's shifting play of kaleidoscopic colors is unlike any other gem.
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Written Characters in Black Opal
Blue Opal from Chile
Intarsia Jewelry Box by Nicolai Medvedev and Susan Helmich
Precious Opal from Pedro II, Brazil
“Boldly Go” with a Southwest-Inspired Starship Enterprise
Jewelry Television in Tucson
Play-of-Color Opal from Wegel Tena, Wollo Province, Ethiopia
A new opal deposit was discovered in 2008 near the village of Wegel Tena, in volcanic rocks of Ethiopia’s Wollo Province.
Fall 2012 Gem News International
