In the ever-competitive opal market of opals, the dominant power has always been Australia. Yet, since the discovery of Ethiopian Welo opals in 2008, Ethiopia has become the new heavyweight in the opal arena, pushing the century-long dominance of the Australian opal. Let us rewind to 1994 when the first Ethiopian opal was discovered in […]
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Hello and welcome to Opal Exporter. My name is Amanuel and I’m an “opalholic” My story begins in 2008 when I was introduced to the mesmerizing world of opals through a close friend of mine. At that time, Ethiopia was already producing ‘Chocolate opals” from the Mezezzo area. That was the first opal that placed
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In the ever-competitive opal market of opals, the dominant power has always been Australia. Yet, since the discovery of Ethiopian Welo opals in 2008, Ethiopia has become the new heavyweight in the opal arena, pushing the century-long dominance of the Australian opal. Let us rewind to 1994 when the first Ethiopian opal was discovered in
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