7th Vein Ocean Jasper Free Form
Authentic 7th Vein Morovato Ocean Jasper Free From with slight hints of peach and pink in the banding and crystalline shimmer in places this free form has its own unique glamour.
Approximate measurements:
Height: 6.25"
Width: 2.52"
Weight: 2 pounds 8.6 oz (1152g)
Ocean Jasper® is a trademarked name for a multicolored stone from Madagascar, typically with spherical patterning. Although commonly described as an orbicular jasper, the most recent research suggests it is the mineral chalcedony instead. Some pieces have agate banding or druses of clear quartz, a coating of tiny crystals, known more commonly as “druzy”.
The variety of quartz known as chalcedony is often unfamiliar to people. It is actually the mother stone of many semiprecious gems: banded chalcedony is better known as agate, red as carnelian, and black as onyx, etc. Its capacity to transmit light is a characteristic of chalcedony. By definition jasper is not translucent, unless cut extremely thin. (Information from Enter The Earth)