{"id":657,"date":"2017-06-14T05:00:40","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T05:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/construct\/?page_id=657"},"modified":"2021-04-19T19:58:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T19:58:15","slug":"about-us-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/opalsethiopia.com\/?page_id=657","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1497416090331{padding-top: 80px !important;padding-bottom: 80px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-md-6&#8243;]\n    <h2 class=\"text-left\" >ABOUT US<\/h2>\n    \t    <div class=\"wprt-lines style-1 custom-3\">\n\t        <div class=\"line-1\"><\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n    \n        \t\n[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618168981579{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;]Opal was first discovered in Ethiopia mid of 1990s specimens from Mezezo shewa province around 180 km from Addis Ababa consist of nodules of a reddish brown volcanic rock orange, reddish brown, or they call it \u201cchocolate\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The next Major discovery occurred in 2008 welo opal from Wegel Tena , small village in Tsehay Mewcha welo province from North part of Ethiopia.<br \/>\nIn 2013, yet another source was discovered in welo, at the stayish mine near the town of Gashena.<\/p>\n<p>This discovery has yielded mostly black opal, along with some white opal. It is set in distinct opal-bearing layer in a mountainous area at an altitude of around from 2,900-3,150 meters. Northeast part and approximately 684 KM from Addis Ababa.<\/p>\n<p>Most of our collections opals came from those areas ![\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wprt-spacer\" style=\"height: 0px;\" data-desktop=\"0\" data-mobi=\"35\" data-smobi=\"35\"><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-md-6&#8243;]\t\n\t<div class=\"wprt-galleries galleries w-770px\" data-width=\"142\" data-margin=\"15\">\n        <div id=\"wprt-slider\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class=\"slides\">\n                \t                <li class=\"flex-active-slide\">\n\t                    <a class=\"zoom\" href=\"https:\/\/opalsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/about01r.jpg\"><i class=\"fa fa-arrows-alt\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/opalsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/about01r.jpg\" alt=\"image\" \/>\n\t                <\/li>\n\t            \t                <li class=\"flex-active-slide\">\n\t                    <a class=\"zoom\" href=\"https:\/\/opalsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/about03r.jpg\"><i class=\"fa fa-arrows-alt\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/opalsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/about03r.jpg\" alt=\"image\" \/>\n\t                <\/li>\n\t            \t                <li class=\"flex-active-slide\">\n\t                    <a class=\"zoom\" href=\"https:\/\/opalsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/about02r.jpg\"><i class=\"fa fa-arrows-alt\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/opalsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/about02r.jpg\" alt=\"image\" \/>\n\t                <\/li>\n\t            \t                <li class=\"flex-active-slide\">\n\t                    <a class=\"zoom\" href=\"https:\/\/opalsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/about04r.jpg\"><i class=\"fa fa-arrows-alt\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/opalsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/about04r.jpg\" alt=\"image\" \/>\n\t                <\/li>\n\t                            \n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"wprt-carousel\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class=\"slides\">\n            \t                \t<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/opalsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/about01r.jpg\" alt=\"image\"><\/li>\n                                \t<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/opalsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/about03r.jpg\" alt=\"image\"><\/li>\n                                \t<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/opalsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/about02r.jpg\" alt=\"image\"><\/li>\n                                \t<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/opalsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/about04r.jpg\" alt=\"image\"><\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\t\n\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row parallax_bg=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618248121927{padding-top: 120px !important;padding-bottom: 120px !important;background-image: url(http:\/\/opalsethiopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mount4.jpg?id=1173) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618862294038{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"text-center text-white font-family-heading font-size-30 margin-bottom-30\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A SPECIAL STONE OR PARCEL PLEASE <span class=\"text-white-color\">CONTACT US<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a class=\"wprt-button rounded-3px\" href=\"http:\/\/opalsethiopia.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=84\">GET A QUOTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;120&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1497416090331{padding-top: 80px !important;padding-bottom: 80px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-md-6&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618168981579{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;]Opal was first discovered in Ethiopia mid of 1990s specimens from Mezezo shewa province around 180 km from Addis Ababa consist of nodules of a reddish brown volcanic rock orange, reddish brown, or they call it \u201cchocolate\u201d. 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