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Enormous, 15.8" Polished Free-Standing Ocean Jasper (92 lbs)
This is a massive, 15.8" tall, free standing "flame" made of ocean jasper from the Ambolobozo Peninsula of Madagascar. The jasper has very nice orbicular "eyes", most of which have white, blue, or orange coloration. It has been hand shaped and polished to a glossy finish, and the base has been cut flat for presentation.
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.
$1,795
SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Ocean Jasper
LOCATION
Mine of Marovato, Madagascar
SIZE
15.8 x 13 x 9.55", weighs 92 lbs
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#318252
