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4.7" Polished Snakeskin Jasper Bear - Western Australia
This is a vibrantly colored piece snakeskin jasper from Western Australia. It has been sculpted into an abstract bear and flawlessly polished to a glossy-finish, revealing the very interesting banded patterns. The base has been cut flat, allowing it to stand up nicely on a flat surface.
Snakeskin jasper forms as seams of jaspilite in a banded iron formation called the "Weeli Wooli Formation", which is about 2.5 billion years old.
Snakeskin jasper forms as seams of jaspilite in a banded iron formation called the "Weeli Wooli Formation", which is about 2.5 billion years old.
About Snakeskin Jasper
Snakeskin jasper is a variety of patterned chalcedony prized for its distinctive, scale-like surface textures and intricate natural patterns that resemble reptile skin. Its colors commonly range through earthy tans, creams, browns, reds, and grays, often arranged in fractured, cellular, or mosaic-like designs that give each piece a rugged, organic appearance. These patterns formed as silica-rich fluids filled and solidified within cracks, cavities, or brecciated zones of host rock, preserving complex internal structures.
Snakeskin jasper is a variety of patterned chalcedony prized for its distinctive, scale-like surface textures and intricate natural patterns that resemble reptile skin. Its colors commonly range through earthy tans, creams, browns, reds, and grays, often arranged in fractured, cellular, or mosaic-like designs that give each piece a rugged, organic appearance. These patterns formed as silica-rich fluids filled and solidified within cracks, cavities, or brecciated zones of host rock, preserving complex internal structures.
SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Jasper
LOCATION
Turee Creek Cattle Station, Pilbara Region, Western Australia
FORMATION
Weeli Wooli Formation
SIZE
4.7 x 3.5 x 1.35"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#311519
