Ethiopian Opal

 -Optimism -Love -Precognition -Creativity
 

Said to help one be honest with the true self. It is an emotional intensifier, enhancing the true nature of those who wear it. And has long been valued as a stone of luck and magic--as well as love and passion.

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*Ethiopian opals are hydrophane opals, created as a result of volcanic activity, forming in nodules within the volcanic ash in between rhyolite layers.

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"Hydrophane" comes from the Greek words meaning "water-loving," and describes how these opals tend to absorb water. Water absorption can alter the appearance of Ethiopian opal, changing the stone from opaque or semi-translucent to highly translucent and almost transparent!

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