Ethiopian Welo Opal

[BurntBear]

I'm constantly taking photos of my mineral and gemstone specimens. Today, I decided to pull out a small parcel of Ethiopian Opal I picked up.
I was intrigued when I captured these shots:





These are two different specimens.

 

[BosnMate]

Wow, great pictures, and I love the rock.

 

[tamrock]

That's a beauty.

 

[BurntBear]

Thank you guy's! I can't get enough opals!

Here is a few shots of what these pieces of rough can look like after they are cut:

Ethiopian Crystal Opal:



Ethiopian Welo:

 

[PamDF]

Beautiful!

 

[TAKODA]

That first one looks like something the Hubble telescope sent back .