Fire Opal (with color flash)

Item Description

Recently there has been some very attractive and impressive Fire Opals coming out of Ethiopia. These gems rival some of the better Mexian stones for color, gemminess and the color flash effect. This "Oval Cabochon" cut gem has has a pale cream-orange color in reflected light, but in transmitted light, it shows a blue hue with some great flashes of color. The color flash is best seen in sunlight or with a strong flashlight against a black background, and this stone was photographed under a strong flashlight to show the color flash. The stone is loaded with good sized patches of color including blue, green, gold, orange and red. These flashes of color are only seen in about 1% of the Fire Opals that I have seen from Ethiopia! It's an attractive stone, and would make a decent piece of jewelry, or would stand on its own as a beautiful gem.