Polished Ocean Jasper Display Crystals x 2 From Northwest Coast, Madagascar

A NOTE FROM NICK A stunning mixed pair of beautifully polished rare Ocean Jasper display crystals. One of them is 23cm, and the other one is a 17cm crystal. Both with colourful brecciated and banded patterns. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Ocean Jasper: Madagascar’s Coastal Gem Ocean Jasper from the Marovato coastal deposits, northwest Madagascar (only known source, mining ceased ~2015, current stock is from old production), occurs in Orbicular, Brecciated, and Drusy varieties, all showing multicolored concentric orbs, eyes, and banding in green, yellow, pink, red, white, brown, and black on translucent to opaque Chalcedony Quartz matrix. Main types: (1) Classic Orbicular with tight, high-contrast bullseye orbs and strong color zoning; (2) Flower Orbicular displaying poppy-like radial orb clusters; (3) Breccia with angular fragments recemented in vivid matrix; (4) Drusy-lined vug with sparkling quartz crystal pockets; (5) Banded with parallel color veins and occasional fortification patterns. PRODUCT MINERALS Chalcedony PRODUCT FEATURES Vug, Cavities, Orbs, Bands, Drusy PRODUCT COLOUR White, Yellow, Brown, Pink, Green, Gold MOHS HARDNESS SCALE 6.5 to 7 PRODUCT DATA Locality = Northwest Coast, Madagascar Grade = Very Good to A Grade Size = 175 - 237 mm