Ocean Jasper Flame #26
approx. size 11.4cm height x 8.8cm x 7.4cm
715 grams
Note: Does have natural geodes.
Ocean Jasper is a stone that aids you to communicate more positively and allow loving feelings to be expressed in what you say. These crystals bring joy and elevated spirits, and relieve stress, worry and other negative feelings.
Ocean Jasper is a trade name for a multicolored Madagascan stone with spherical patterning set against a contrasting background color. Although called a jasper, the stone is actually a mixture of different forms of quartz: clear and colored varieties of chalcedony, banded agate, and pockets of tiny quartz crystals called druzy. When examined under a polarized light microscope, Ocean Jasper becomes chalcedony spheres floating in a sea of chalcedony.
Ocean Jasper is only found in one place, the remote northwestern corner of Madagascar, an island nation off the southeastern coast of Africa. However there are actually two different sources, about ten miles apart:
- Marovato: The mine near the village of Marovato is directly on the shoreline. The material there comes in a wide range of colors.
- Kabamby: The mine near the village of Kabamby is further inland. The material there tends to be dark green and golden yellow, sometimes cream and red.
Although the mine near Kabamby is still productive, the deposits near Marovato are currently exhausted.
Ocean Jasper comes in every color of the rainbow:
- Almost all pieces have some green, white, or earth tones like gray, cream, and tan on them.
- Warm colors like yellow, peach, and reddish orange are the next ones most likely to be seen.
- Dark red, bright pink, and light purple are more unusual.
- Dark blue is rare while grayish blue and blueish green are more common.