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3.05" Polished Red & Yellow Jasper Sphere
This is a colorful, 3.05" wide jasper sphere with beige coloration that is interrupted by streaks of red and yellow. Portions of the beige jasper even have faint picture jasper-like mountains that wrap around the sphere. The colors and patterns of the jasper are similar to polychrome, noreena and mookaite jasper, making it difficult to identify type and location.
The polish work on this sphere is second to none and it's accompanied by the pictured display stand.
The polish work on this sphere is second to none and it's accompanied by the pictured 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.
