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17" Polished Colorful Jasper and Agate Specimen - Madagascar
This is a large 17" wide piece of colorful jasper and agate that has been polished all the way around. The jasper/agate formation displays a beautiful mixture of white, red, purple, and blue hues and was collected in Madagascar.
Comes with a metal display stand.
Comes with a metal display stand.
About Jasper
Jasper is a term that can be applied to an opaque variety of chalcedony. The opaqueness is due to a higher concentration of impurities mixed with silica/quartz compared to other varieties of silica, such as quartz or agates. Like agate it may form in a wide variety of colors, and is often multi-colored. In most cases, jasper forms when silica-rich fluids permeate throughout a soft sediment or volcanic debris deposit. The fluids then crystallize around the particles/impurities, resulting in a cementation process. Most often, the impurities present determine the coloration of the deposit following solidification, but other factors can play a role in the color of what is now considered a jasper.
Jasper is a term that can be applied to an opaque variety of chalcedony. The opaqueness is due to a higher concentration of impurities mixed with silica/quartz compared to other varieties of silica, such as quartz or agates. Like agate it may form in a wide variety of colors, and is often multi-colored. In most cases, jasper forms when silica-rich fluids permeate throughout a soft sediment or volcanic debris deposit. The fluids then crystallize around the particles/impurities, resulting in a cementation process. Most often, the impurities present determine the coloration of the deposit following solidification, but other factors can play a role in the color of what is now considered a jasper.
$549
SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Jasper/Agate
LOCATION
Madagascar
SIZE
Size: 17 x 13.4 x 3", Weight: 36.5 lbs
CATEGORY
ITEM
#318388
