About the product:

💎 Mineral / Gem Type: Welo Opal

🌍 ⛏️ Origin: Ethiopia

📐 Stone/gem dimensions: 10 pieces of approximately 5 millimeters x 4 wide x 2 thick.

⚖️ Weight : Approximately 0.8 grams - 4 carats

🔷 Shape: Natural

✨  Colors/Clarity: Rainbow Crystal/Translucent

🔬 Treatment: None

📜 Certificate: Gem & Zen

🎁 Comes with a presentation box with a certificate from Gem & Zen, ideal for giving as a gift or treating yourself!

💍 Suggested use:

Pendant mounting (closed setting, copper/silver wire, or glued to support)

Handcrafted Jewelry: Perfect base for spiritual or symbolic creations

Collectible: Displayed on a stand to highlight the reflections

Personal talisman: Associated with energetic protection

📋 Mineralogical sheet:

Characteristic	Details

Name

Welo Opal

Other names / Variants

Ethiopian opal, hydrophane opal (variant according to water absorption)

Color

Transparent to translucent, with multi-colored color schemes: blue, green, red, yellow, purple

Chemical composition

SiO₂·nH₂O (hydrated silica)

Crystal system

Amorphous (not crystallized)

Hardness (Mohs)

5.5 – 6.5

Main source

Welo, Ethiopia

Virtues / properties

Creativity, inspiration, intuition, protection, emotional balance, amplification of positive emotions

Astrological sign

Libra, Scorpio, Pisces

Purification

Soft distilled water, fumigation

Recharging

Moonlight or quartz clusters

Short story

Recently discovered in Ethiopia (Welo region), highly prized for its fire and shimmering colors; often used in jewelry and lithotherapy for creativity and emotional balance.