It’s found in difficult terrain, so it needs to be mined by hand. Jasper has no technological uses.ĬOLLECTOR’S INFORMATION: Jasper is collected for its range of colors and unusual color patterns. You Choose Polychrome Jasper Palm Stone / Desert Jasper / Madagascar (357) 24.99 Desert Jasper Palm Stones, YOU CHOOSE, Stone of Exuberance & Vitality, Polychrome Jasper Palm Stone, Desert Jasper, (16.7k) 10.14 13.00 (22 off) Polychrome Jasper Palm Stone (9.8k) 6.00 Polychrome Jasper Palm Stones (939) 8. Polychrome jasper was discovered in northern Madagascar in 2006, while geologists were searching for ocean jasper. The most valuable forms of jasper are apple-green chrysoprase, red carnelian, and those with mottled, multicolored patterns. With its rich colors, workability, and ability to take a high polish, jasper is fashioned into beads, cabochons, and various decorative objects. METAPHYSICAL PROPERTIES, LORE, USES: According to modern metaphysical practitioners, jasper is a grounding stone that balances physical, emotional, and intellectual states, while instilling a deep appreciation of nature. This stone brings out your best qualities and helps you connect with the earth’s magic. This stone is revered for its bright, earthy colors and gentle fiery energy which commands courage, enthusiasm, and passion. While it hasn’t been on the scene for that long, it’s clear that the properties of this stone can make a tremendous impact on your life. Jasper has an extremely wide range of colors, notably deep reds, red-browns, and yellows, and often exhibits attractive, multicolored patterns. 15.00 USD Polychrome jasper is a colorful type of chalcedony, also commonly known as Desert jasper. Written by Heather Rowe Polychrome Jasper is a fascinating stone with the perfect combination of beauty and strong energy. Jasper occurs as nodules and lenses in sedimentary formations when colloidal silica suspensions lose their water and solidify into masses of microcrystalline quartz. It is a tectosilicate or framework silicate with a Mohs hardness of 6.0-7.0, conchoidal fracture, and a specific gravity of 2.62-2.66. MINERALOGY, PROPERTIES, OCCURRENCE: Jasper, which consists entirely of interlocked microcrystals of quartz, is translucent to opaque and exhibits a wide range of colors and color patterns. Notable sources include Australia, Mexico, Madagascar, Canada, Morocco, Egypt, China, Russia, and the United States (Oregon, California, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada). Jasper is abundant and widespread with many collecting localities. We strongly urge all collectors to steer clear of illegally obtained specimens.HISTORY, NAME, LOCALITIES: The jasper variety of microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony) has been utilized since prehistoric times to fashion tools and weapons. Desert Jasper or Polychrome Jasper listed as coming from China or Antananarivo are highly suspect as being “poached” specimens.Īll of our specimens will be exclusively procured from the Norcross-Madagascar Group (NMG). Youll love the Genuine Polished Polychrome Jasper Egg from Madagascar (1.11 Lbs) at Wayfair - Great Deals on all Dcor & Pillows products with Free. Please use caution when shopping on “auction” websites. NMG has been forced to go into unexplored reserve areas of the claim to find more of this material. The amount of the rare Desert Jasper stone illegally obtained from the claim, and sent to the local market, was so excessive that the main surface deposit of this material was depleted. Norcross has discovered that 15 separate Chinese groups were stealing rock and minerals inside the claim, with 40-80 tons being shipped to China every month, and 10 tons going to the capital city, Antananarivo for local lapidaries.
The Ambarijeby claim is where most of the Madagascar carnelian and Desert Jasper is found. Norcross Madagascar Group (NMG) owns the Ambarijeby claim, which is the main source field in Madagascar consisting of the Majunga region and the Ankondromena region in Madagascar's Middlewest area. It is also referred to as Polychrome Jasper (based on coloring). Norcross found Desert Jasper near Analalava, a coastal town and commune (Malagasy: kaominina) in north-western Madagascar over the Mozambique Channel. It comes from the Norcross-Madagascar Jasper fields. It includes red, pink, brown and grey Jasper mixed in colorful swirling patterns. Polychrome Desert Jasper is a beautiful and colorful Jasper that can best be described as polychrome (the act of decorating things in a variety of colors) in appearance.
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