This new rock has been found along the
northwest coast of Madagascar . The deposit formed similar to a rhyolite
flow but has been totally silicated. The rhyolitic spheres or orbs come in
an astonishing array of colors and color combinations. The background can
be white, pink,, green, red or yellow. Botryoidal formations as well as
white and deep green druzy are also common. The deposit, being
located at the edge of the ocean, can only be seen and collected from at
low tide. This remote area has no roads so the material must be
transported to civilization by boat. Ocean Jasper is produced from only
one mine near Marovato, which is owned by Paul Obenich of Madagascar
Minerals. This wonderful new lapidary material is distributed in rough
form exclusively in the U.S. through The Gem Shop, Inc. from Madagascar
Minerals.
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#IM01OJ
Ocean Jasper Necklace and Earrings $49.00
20
inches with Sterling Silver Clasp
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#IM01PJ Peanut Jasper
Necklace and Earrings
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Moukaite, Mookakite, Mooksite, Mook,
aka Mookite, Mookaite Jasper,
Moonkite, Hecorite
This Australian jasper is a warm, earthy flood of reds, yellows and
browns. It is formed as a sediment in erosion zones and as a filler in cracks. Mookaite is
named for where is was first found — in outcrops, principally on Mooka Station (a
sheep farm of around 700,000 acres), on the west side of the Kennedy Range in Western
Australia.
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#IM01MJ Moukaite
Jasper Necklace $33.00
Moukaite Nuggets with Jasper rounds
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