7.8" Polished Ocean Jasper Flame - Madagascar

This is a beautiful, polished stone flame formed from ocean jasper from the Ambolobozo Peninsula of Madagascar. These flames have a very unique character, as the patterns and colors are so different between them. The base has been cut flat for easy and aesthetic display.

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.

Jasper is a term that can be applied to an opaque variety of chalcedony. The opaqueness is due to a higher concentration of impurities mixed with silica/quartz compared to other varieties of silica, such as quartz or agates. Like agate it may form in a wide variety of colors, and is often multi-colored. In most cases, jasper forms when silica-rich fluids permeate throughout a soft sediment or volcanic debris deposit. The fluids then crystallize around the particles/impurities, resulting in a cementation process. Most often, the impurities present determine the coloration of the deposit following solidification, but other factors can play a role in the color of what is now considered a jasper.


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SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Jasper
LOCATION
Mine of Marovato, Ambolobozo Peninsula, Madagascar
SIZE
7.8 x 5.4"
CATEGORY
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ITEM
#140351