NATURAL OPAL GEMSTONE FACETED PATSAN CUT ROUNDEL BEADS NECKLACE

STONE NAME: OPAL, SHAPE: ROUNDEL, SIZE: 5-8MM, CUT: FACETED PATSAN CUT, LINE LENGTH: 20INCH, STRUNG IN: COTTON THRADE, ORIGIN: ETHIOPIAN, COLOR: WHITE.OPALS VARY WIDELY FROM SOURCE TO SOURCE, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO LEARN THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GEMS FROM A PARTICULAR MINE RATHER THAN CONSIDER ALL HYDROPHANE OPALS TO BE ALIKE IN BOTH LOOKS AND PROPERTIES. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT TESTS BY GIA AND OTHERS HAVE SHOWN THAT OPAL FROM THE WELO PROVINCE IN ETHIOPIA WILL REVERT BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL STATE, ONCE DRIED, WITH NO ADVERSE REACTION SUCH AS CRACKING.