5.8" Polished Miriam Stone Slab - India

This is a beautiful, 5.8" wide polished slab of coquina jasper from the Himalayan Mountains of India. The polishing is wonderful, with no dull spots or scuff marks. An absolutely interesting and gorgeous piece. It comes with an acrylic 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.


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SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Jasper
LOCATION
Himalayan Mountains, India
SIZE
5.8 x 2.7", .2" thick
ITEM
#130906