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About Mercy Gems

A house for Ethiopian opals, led by someone who knows them.

Mercy Gems is founded by Fasika Kassa, an Ethiopian Opal Specialist based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We buy and sell natural Ethiopian opals: rough, cut stones and finished jewelry.

Ethiopian opals displayed on a show table
Fasika Kassa speaking at a gem show

The founder

Fasika Kassa

Founder & Ethiopian Opal Specialist

Fasika Kassa is from Addis Ababa. His family owns land where an opal deposit was found, and the rest is history.

Today he leads Mercy Gems as its founder and Ethiopian opal specialist, bringing the stones to collectors and designers at gem shows and online.

What we stand for

Plain, direct, and seen to be believed.

Three promises we want to keep with every stone.

Straight from EthiopiaWe work with the opal at its source in Ethiopia, so you deal with the people who know the stone, not a chain of resellers.
Seen before you buyAn opal changes as it moves, so we show it moving: on video, and live on WhatsApp if you like.
Plainly describedWeight, cut, origin, base color and fire, in the terms graders use, and a certificate where one exists.

Visit & talk

Meet us, or message us.

We are based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and we bring our opals to gem shows (most recently Las Vegas and Tucson). The quickest way to reach us is WhatsApp at +251 96 727 2727; you can also write to sourcing@mercygems.com.

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