Gemstones
Opal and emerald, in wholesale parcels. Single stones and other gemstones on request.
Opal
- Form
- Rough
- Offered as
- Wholesale parcels, and single stones on request
- Region
- Wollo, in the north; Mezezo, in North Shewa
- Photographs
- Our own photographs and video
- Price
- Sent with your selection
Most Ethiopian opal is hydrophane: it takes in water, and its transparency and play of colour change between wet and dry. Your selection says which state each photograph shows.
Dry or wet: how to read an opal photographEmerald
- Form
- Rough and cut
- Offered as
- Wholesale parcels, and single stones on request
- Region
- Guji Zone, in the south; traded at Shakiso
- Photographs
- On request
- Price
- Sent with your selection
Ethiopian emerald was found near Kenticha in 2016 and reached the international market by the end of that year. It forms in schist, like much emerald from Brazil and Zambia, and laboratories can tell it apart by its trace elements.
Emerald from the Shakiso areaOther stones
Found in Ethiopia and sourced on request.