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Pocket Knife Pair with Mookaite Jasper Inlays and Sheath
This exceptional matching set of fixed blade knives is a beautiful showcase of natural stone and skilled craftsmanship. Handcrafted in Utah, the pair features polished inlays of genuine mookaite jasper collected in Australia, a colorful gemstone prized for its rich combinations of burgundy, mustard yellow, cream, and earthy red tones. Each carefully fitted inlay highlights the stone's distinctive patterns, giving both knives their own unique character while creating a perfectly coordinated set. Measuring 6.3" and 8.4" in length, these knives complement one another in both form and function.
The set includes a custom sheath designed to securely hold both knives together, making it ideal for storage or display. More than practical cutting tools, these handcrafted knives are striking display pieces that combine premium materials, natural artistry, and expert workmanship into a distinctive collector's set.
The sheath shows some cosmetic imperfections on both sides, a minor characteristic that does not affect its functionality or the presentation of the knives.
The set includes a custom sheath designed to securely hold both knives together, making it ideal for storage or display. More than practical cutting tools, these handcrafted knives are striking display pieces that combine premium materials, natural artistry, and expert workmanship into a distinctive collector's set.
The sheath shows some cosmetic imperfections on both sides, a minor characteristic that does not affect its functionality or the presentation of the knives.
About Mookaite Jasper
Mookaite jasper is a stunning, multi-colored stone with vibrant hues of reds, yellow and purples, formed from the fossilized remains of microscopic radiolarians. It is found in the 110 million-year-old Windalia Radiolarite formation, which formed on a shallow, marine shelf. Mookaite is found as vibrantly colored nodules in certain beds of soft white clay within the formation.
Radiolarite is a fine-grained, chert-like sedimentary rock composed predominantly of the microscopic remains of radiolarians. Radiolaria are tiny (100 micrometers!), free-floating, zooplankton that produce intricate mineral skeletons made of silica. When the radiolarians died, their tiny silica based skeletons settled on the bottom of the ocean and became covered in sediments like mud and clay.
As this sediment turned to sedimentary rock in a process known as diagenesis, the silica from the radiolarian skeletons pinched and coagulated into ribbons, nodules and other irregular concretions. These ribbons, nodules, and concretions are the mookaite within the clay layers. The coloration is due to other (mostly iron based) mineral impurities present along with the silica. Thus, mookaite can be considered as a fossiliferous sedimentary rock made out of the tiny skeletons of radiolarians.
Mookaite jasper is a stunning, multi-colored stone with vibrant hues of reds, yellow and purples, formed from the fossilized remains of microscopic radiolarians. It is found in the 110 million-year-old Windalia Radiolarite formation, which formed on a shallow, marine shelf. Mookaite is found as vibrantly colored nodules in certain beds of soft white clay within the formation.
Radiolarite is a fine-grained, chert-like sedimentary rock composed predominantly of the microscopic remains of radiolarians. Radiolaria are tiny (100 micrometers!), free-floating, zooplankton that produce intricate mineral skeletons made of silica. When the radiolarians died, their tiny silica based skeletons settled on the bottom of the ocean and became covered in sediments like mud and clay.
As this sediment turned to sedimentary rock in a process known as diagenesis, the silica from the radiolarian skeletons pinched and coagulated into ribbons, nodules and other irregular concretions. These ribbons, nodules, and concretions are the mookaite within the clay layers. The coloration is due to other (mostly iron based) mineral impurities present along with the silica. Thus, mookaite can be considered as a fossiliferous sedimentary rock made out of the tiny skeletons of radiolarians.
$495
SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Jasper
LOCATION
Mooka Creek, Gascoyne Junction, Western Australia
FORMATION
Windalia Radiolarite
SIZE
Knives 6.3" and 8.4"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#370852
