13.5" Spectacular, Orbicular Ocean Jasper Slab - Huge Eyes!
This is a breathtaking, 13.5" wide polished slab of high quality ocean jasper from a small deposit that was collected out several years back. It has huge eyes, and fantastic coloration. There isn't much good material left on the market from this deposit and this is a killer slab. It has been highly polished on both sides and comes with a 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.
$2,250
SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Ocean Jasper
LOCATION
Undisclosed Location, Northwest Madagascar
SIZE
13.5 x 9", .6" thick
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#314857