Ethiopian white opal. Brass wire wrap

This pendant features a natural white Ethiopian opal, a luminous white-based gemstone that reveals subtle flashes in green, pink, and orange hues. Its characteristic play-of-color—known as play-of-color—appears softly with light, evoking an ethereal and delicate effect.

The stone is artisanally set in brass, using the wire wrap technique, with an organic design that envelops the opal and highlights its unique character.

Each opal is unique: its color pattern and transparency are never repeated.

🌋🌧️ Formation of Ethiopian Opal

Formed in volcanic lands of Ethiopia, this opal emerges from a mineral process taking thousands to millions of years, where silica-rich water slowly deposits into igneous rocks.

The silica arranges itself perfectly into microspheres within the opal, allowing light to diffract, creating a play of color that evokes the intensity and depth of an aurora borealis.

The white color of the opal is not a pigment; it is the result of how light scatters within its structure. The light scatters in many directions, and all colors mix, resulting in a milky or white appearance.

✨ Meaning of Ethiopian White Opal:

• 🌈 Creativity and imagination

Its changing flashes have been associated with the ability to create, imagine, and see beyond the obvious.

• 👁️ Intuition and perception

By revealing different colors depending on the light, it symbolizes multiple ways of seeing the same reality.

• 🔥 Change and transformation

Its constantly moving appearance evokes evolution, transition, and fluidity.

• ☀️ ⚖️ Light and Balance

Unlike black opal, white opal scatters more light, making it a symbol of clarity, balance, and inner harmony.

Materials:

Brass

Measurements:

Opal measurements: 9 mm long x 6 mm wide

Pendant measurements: 2.5 cm long x 2 cm wide

Care:

• ❌ Do not wet

Ethiopian opals should not get wet because they are hydrophane, and by absorbing water they lose their original luster until they appear whitish.

• Polish with metal polishing paste (e.g., yellow Dialux or white Dialux) and a microfiber cloth. Rub until it regains its golden color.