Ocean Jasper is from a silicified rhyolite ash flow off the northwest coast of Madagascar. The area is near the village of Marovato. It was discovered around 2000 and was vary plentiful at...
Cherry Creek Jasper - (Page)Cherry Creek Jasper is a colorful jasper found in Mainland China. It is also known as Red Creek Jasper or Picasso Jasper. It comes from the Cherry Creek Mine and there is a nearby creek named Red...
Willow Creek Jasper - (Page)Willow Creek Jasper is a well known semiprecious gemstone material that comes from Idaho. It is found about 15 miles north of Eagle, Idaho, which is northeast of Boise. The mine has been producing...
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Tiger Iron - (Page)Tiger Iron consists of Red Jasper, Hematite, and Tiger eye. It is a great example of a metamorphosed gemstone: More than 2 billion years ago, deposits of these three materials were slowly mashed...
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The Samuel and Ruth Kirkby Petrified Wood Collection - (Post)The Kirkby's were well-known and well-respected in the rock and fossil world. If you have been following my blogs-you know that my foray into Petrified Wood began when we purchased an amazing collecti