deep yellow opal faceting rough. 17.9 cts. clean. best color. Ethiopia.

Description

This is for a  nice piece of rich yellow opal faceting rough for the lapidary. gem cutting. This is from Ethiopia. This is a clean stone. I have had this material for 7 yrs. so very stable.
It weighs 17.9 cts. It measures 15X17X12 mm.   bright material. best color. this size in  Opal is light wt. so it is equivalent to about 25 cts in
Tourmaline
or Beryl.
I was a major facet rough dealer for over 20 yrs. I semi retired in the late 1990's. I still do some local shows and have lots of material. Decided to start selling some off as I am in my 70's. Can't take it with me. Key words. cut gemstone. gemstone rough. cabochon rough.  slabs.  gemstone cutting material. lapidary.