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9.8" Orbicular Ocean Jasper Slab - Madagascar
This is a gorgeous, 9.8" wide polished slab of Ocean Jasper from the Ambolobozo Peninsula of Madagascar. It's polished to a mirror-like finish on one side.
This specimen includes a metal and wood display stand.
This specimen includes a metal and wood display stand.
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
Ocean Jasper
LOCATION
Marovato, Ambolobozo Peninsula, Madagascar
SIZE
9.8 x 5.8", .38" thick
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#129837
