Ethiopia, Amhara
Wegel Tena (Wollo) Opal, Ethiopia
Gem locality Source-confirmed findsPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
OpalPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Dpulitzer (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: precious hydrophane opal in volcanics
Wollo/Wegel Tena is the dominant Ethiopian precious-opal source, well documented.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Steep cliffs, rockfall, altitude
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