The “After the Storm” Ethiopian opal pendant, 39.18ct with rare “rolling” fire and spectacular play of color! **Collector’s grade** AAAA++

Note: The video is from before I had the setting made and had this incredible opal set in it, as my opal dealer is much better at capturing opals’ essences than I am!

I offer here yet another opal I’m loath to part with - it’s “rolling” fire is incredibly rare, its play of color is exquisite and its clarity makes it collector’s grade (especially at this size)! I need to stop buying opals *I* love so that it’s not so difficult for me to list them! I dragged my feet for days debating whether or not to keep it, but my husband is right - I can’t tie up my business’s finances in stones I keep! So here it is, the opal I named “After the Storm” the moment my dealer showed it to me! This 100% natural white Ethiopian opal measures 32mm x 22mm x 11mm (before setting), weighs a whopping 39.18 carats and is set in a heavy sterling silver semi-bezel pendant mounting that I designed specifically for my pear-shaped cabochons!

My favorite place on earth is the upper lower peninsula of Michigan, in the middle of the Manistee National Forest, where my grandfather built the 2nd cottage in the late 1960s on a lake called Thunder Lake. I extensively snorkled Thunder Lake and explored the surrounding areas during my childhood summers and I go camping up there even to this day! In the late afternoons, after the clouds have blown in from Lake Michigan and settle over the forest, powerful thunderstorms erupt and rumble through. The trees sway wildly and creak as the wind roars through them, thunder I can feel in my chest cracks overhead and lightning shreds the sky! It’s an awe-inspiring, sometimes frightening display of nature’s violent forces! But afterwards, as the gentler forms of nature settle back to themselves, yet before the tailwinds carry off the remnants of the clouds and as the late afternoon sunlight strains to overcome them, the skies look like this opal! After the storm!

This gorgeous stone is so clear I can see the patterns of my skin through it, yet it is FULL of color! Its upper silica structure plays out in vibrant magenta, golden-orange and yellow, underlying which plays peacock-green, electric blue, aqua and lime green! There are a couple “pockets” of more defined silica structures on the right bottom edge and in the point of the pear that flash blues and greens, yet they simultaneously reflect the other colors in the stone from various angles! It’s phenomenal! There is something about Ethiopian opals that makes them look different in photographs and videos than when observed with the naked eye, and “After the Storm” is many, MANY times more impressive in person than my photos come even close to accurately representing!

When it was still in India it was the rainy season, so “After the Storm” had absorbed a lot of moisture from the air. Here in my air-conditioned home it’s given up much of its extra moisture, and as it gets drier the colors just POP! If you are the one fortunate enough to own this opal, you’ll see the same behavior in it - clearer and with “shinier” colors when the air is moist and it absorbs water molecules, more opaque with vibrant “rolling” colors when the air is dry and the stone gives up water molecules! This “giving and taking” of water content is one of the most fascinating properties of Ethiopian opals, and especially in this amazing opal is mesmerizing to observe! If you love “After the Storm” and it’s within your budget, I urge you to bring this fantastic gemstone home! It *will not* disappoint you - GUARANTEED!

“If it’s not good enough for me, then it’s not good enough for my customers. If I wouldn’t wear it, it doesn’t belong in my shop.” - Heather Constable 

My Personal Guarantee

I hand-select every Moissanite, Ethiopian opal and genuine gemstone I offer. I test every Moissanite I buy - even from gemstone dealers I trust and EVEN when the Moissanites come with certificates of authenticity! - so you can be certain your own test will tell you it’s a diamond (when tested with an electrical testing pen. More sophisticated testing, like light spectrometer testing, can distinguish between diamond and Moissanite). I pledge to never get lazy or sloppy with quality assurance because I understand that it’s your investment on the line. I know that you can spend your money elsewhere, so also at stake is my integrity as a shop owner to honor your trust in me for all your Moissanite, Ethiopian opal and genuine gemstone purchases! So please don’t be wary of my low prices - I negotiate good deals on loose gemstones and metals, and I double-check everything so that I can honor my pledge to bring you the best genuine gemstone jewelry at the lowest prices! And if you are ever unhappy with a purchase for any reason - or even if you just changed your mind! - I offer you a worry-free 14-day money back guarantee! So feel free to indulge in the unrivaled beauty of Moissanite, Ethiopian opal and other gemstones, and then feel good wearing genuine gemstone jewelry that you bought wisely at a price point lower than even others’ sale prices!