One of my favorite minerals are the different ocean jaspers. Especially the orbicular jasper variety mined on the coast of Madagascar.
Here is an example of a beautiful specimen of “Ocean Jasper” rough.
I really love the way a finished cabochon looks. Here is a rarer red ocean jasper matched pair. Ideal for designing custom earring jewelry.
For a lapidary it is fairly easy to work with. Takes an excellent polish and looks really great.
“Ocean Jasper” is a rather rare and very beautiful orbicular jasper variety mined at a single location on the coast of Madagascar that is only exposed at low tide! The above ocean jasper piece has a layer of rich green jasper at one end, with layers of solid white eyes, solid orange-pink eyes, and concentrically ringed white, green and orange-pink “bull’s eyes” as shown in the close-up photo above.
Other specimens have dots in beautiful green color and pink and brown patterns (all natural colors). Another specimen can have green bull’s eyes within sphericals and white to orange-pink layers (all natural colors), and can have several vugs with shiny quartz crystals inside.
Another example of an individual freeform cabochon of the same rarer red ocean jasper. Check out the yellow! It really looks awesome!
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