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4.3" Polished Miriam Stone Sphere - India
This is a beautiful, 4.3" wide polished sphere made from coquina jasper from the Himalayan Mountains of India. The polishing is wonderful and really brings out the intricate details of the shell fossils.
Comes with the pictured display stand.
Comes with the pictured display stand.
About Miriam Stone
Miriam Stone is also known by the trade names "Arabic Script Jasper", "Elephant Skin Jasper", "Calligraphy Stone" or "Coquina Jasper". It is a fossiliferous sedimentary rock mined from the Himalayan Mountains in India.
This stone began as a silica-rich mud packed with shell fragments, known as coquina—a term that comes from the Spanish word for cockleshells or shellfish. Coquinas form in high-energy marine environments, like coastlines, where waves and currents wear down, break, and sort the shells. Over time, these fragments fossilized, and the silica-rich mud transformed into jasper. The vibrant orange color comes from iron oxidation.
Miriam Stone is also known by the trade names "Arabic Script Jasper", "Elephant Skin Jasper", "Calligraphy Stone" or "Coquina Jasper". It is a fossiliferous sedimentary rock mined from the Himalayan Mountains in India.
This stone began as a silica-rich mud packed with shell fragments, known as coquina—a term that comes from the Spanish word for cockleshells or shellfish. Coquinas form in high-energy marine environments, like coastlines, where waves and currents wear down, break, and sort the shells. Over time, these fragments fossilized, and the silica-rich mud transformed into jasper. The vibrant orange color comes from iron oxidation.
SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Jasper
LOCATION
Himalayan Mountains, India
SIZE
4.3" wide
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#308048
