Ocean Jasper, Hand Cut Cabochons, Natural Gems from Madagascar, Gemstones for jewelers or collectors, Jewelry making supplies

Ocean Jasper, Hand Cut Cabochons, Natural Gems from Madagascar, Gemstones for jewelers or collectors, Jewelry making supplies

Stone A Long Teardrop – 20mm width x 32mm length x 6.6mm thick

Weight: 31.8ct.

Stone B Triangle – 25mm width x 36mm length x 6.7mm thick

Weight: 38.3ct.

Stone C Smaller Square – 18mm width x 20mm length x 6.8mm thick

Weight: 22.9ct.

Ocean Jasper® is a trademarked name for a multicolored stone from Madagascar, typically with spherical patterning. Although commonly described as an orbicular jasper, the most recent research suggests it is the mineral chalcedony instead. Some pieces have agate banding or druses of clear quartz, a coating of tiny crystals, known more commonly as “druzy”.

The best known research on Ocean Jasper® is by Dr. Werner Lieber. He theorized that it is a “spherulitic or orbicular chalcedony”. Spherulitic refers to spherulites, a more technical name for the orbs. In geology a spherulite is a spherical body, created by radial growth around a central point, like the spokes of a wheel. It is easy to forget that the bulls-eyes, flowers/stars (orbs surrounded by druzy quartz), and irregular polygons are all crosscuts of three dimensional objects..

Every piece of jewelry created or gemstone cut by Tamara Michelle Jewelry is a purveyor of God’s spirit, beauty, and is the link my artistic soul to yours.

✨ For International shipping – your orders will be shipped via First class mail International through USPS. This can take from 6-20 days depending on your location, but this is the most affordable and safest way to ship Internationally. If you would like to receive your order via USPS priority 6-10 days, please send me a message after your purchase and I will be happy to expedite your order. We can then work out payment options for the expedited cost difference. **Please note** Some items at 150.00 us dollars or more, shipping from USA to countries such as the UK and Canada, will incur import taxes or duties. TamaraMJewelry cannot be held accountable for such taxes, but please let me know via private message if you have any questions or concerns. Regards, Tamara