Mookaite 2x4mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch JUL4-LHB Ethiopian Opal was first discovered

Ethiopian Opal was first discovered in Ethiopia in 1994

and as such is a particularly soft stone

initially as tools because of its hardness

or golden-yellow color of the mineral beryl

5" bead crimping pliers precisely crimps/folds 1

Mookaite 2x4mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch JUL4-LHB Ethiopian Opal was first discoveredMookaite is a variety of Jasper in colors of red, burgundy, pink, mauve, purple, yellow and white. It takes its name from Mooka Creek, near the Kennedy Ranges of Australia, the only region in the world where the stone is found. Mookaite is formed by the ancient skeletal remains of radiolaria, a microscopic protozoa with a silica shell, that were deposited in shallow sea beds. This later combined with additional silica in the groundwater as well as the