Picture Jasper 2x6mm Thin Rondelle - 15-16 InchPicture Jasper is a form of brown Jasper characterized by its unique banding and flow patterns created by petrified or silicate mud and occasional dendritic inclusions. On cut or polished stones, its variations seem to depict landscapes and other images. These pictures have inspired reverence for the stone in many cultures and have been believed to contain hidden messages from the past. The stone appears in a range of earth tones, including browns,

Operated by the Colbaugh family

mustard yellow and cream tones and can be confused for Mookaite

meaning it forms by replacing another mineral’s crystal structure atom by atom with its own crystal structure

Approximately 11 beads per strand

" an allusion to the moon-like white reflections of the mineral or to the quality of the light transmitted from the stone

a silicate of calcium and magnesium -- from western Canada

a form of silica with a cryptocrystalline structure that incorporates Moganite along with the Quartz

The presence of Manganese within the stone produces the purple hue

A cryptocrystalline Chalcedony

Howlite can be easily dyed and is often treated to be blue for use as a substitute for turquoise

Measurements: 13

Gem Silica occurs in a vivid blue green color due to the presence of copper in the stone and is free of inclusions of other minerals