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3.25" Multi-Colored Ocean Jasper Sphere - New Deposit!
This is a stunning, 3.25" polished stone sphere made of high quality ocean jasper from the newly discovered deposit in Madagascar. These spheres have a very unique character, as the patterns and colors are so different between them.
The stand shown in the photos is included with your purchase.
The stand shown in the photos is included with your purchase.
About Ocean Jasper
Ocean jasper is a rare type of silicified rhyolite (considered both an agate and a jasper), mined in a single location on the Ambolobozo Peninsula of northern Madagascar. The deposits are found on the coastline, hence the name, and can only be reached by boat and mined during low tide. The deposit formed as a rhyolite flow, but has been completely silicified. The rhyolitic eyes or orbs come in an astonishing array of colors and color combinations. The backgrounds can be white, pink, green, red, or yellow. Botryoidal formations as well as white and deep green druzy are also common.
Ocean jasper is a rare type of silicified rhyolite (considered both an agate and a jasper), mined in a single location on the Ambolobozo Peninsula of northern Madagascar. The deposits are found on the coastline, hence the name, and can only be reached by boat and mined during low tide. The deposit formed as a rhyolite flow, but has been completely silicified. The rhyolitic eyes or orbs come in an astonishing array of colors and color combinations. The backgrounds can be white, pink, green, red, or yellow. Botryoidal formations as well as white and deep green druzy are also common.
SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Ocean Jasper
LOCATION
Undisclosed Location, Northwest Madagascar
SIZE
3.25" wide
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#206640