![]() Many jasper patterns have distinct names, and other jaspers are called for their place of origin. That’s just a small sample of the offerings out there. It’s not named for its colors(which vary across the spectrum from blue to green to red) but instead for the fact that the deposits are often marine and only accessible at low tide. Ocean Jasper is an orbicular jasper that occurs in Madagascar. These often form the illusion of rolling hills, mountains, and other idyllic landscapes. Landscape Jasper are Earth-toned jaspers which display a “landscape” when cut. The most common forms are cemented with grey chalcedony between red and yellow jasper but there is a multitude of different colors available. In the modern market there are a lot of composites under the same name, be sure of what you’re buying! Brecciated Jasperīrecciated jasper nodules are broken up internally and cemented with chalcedony. Imperial Jasper is a green form of jasper that is considered one of the rarest. Some of the commonly used names for jasper varieties are: Imperial Jasper Some varieties also have their own names and specific colors. ![]() Jaspers, like agates, have a loose classification system based on how their surface patterns emerge. They’re surprisingly common in many parts of the United States. Jasper nodules can often be found in riverbeds anywhere near ancient volcanic activity. Jasper is an igneous rock but it often occurs in larger formations than agate. Jasper’s deep colors and opacity stem from impurities in the silica. The crystals in a cryptocrystalline stone are hard to find even with a microscope. While they’re made of the same stuff as regular quartz crystals, the crystal structure is entirely different. Jaspers exist on a continuum of cryptocrystalline quartz. Generally, the stone will have some kind of pattern as well, even if it’s within a single hue. A true jasper blocks all light, although some brecciated jaspers will have pockets of chalcedony in them. Jasper is distinct from agate due to its opacity. Jasper is usually characterized by bright colors, including green, red, blue, and many others. © 1999 - 2015, All Rights Reserved.Jasper is a form of cryptocrystalline silicon dioxide(SiO₂ or silica) that’s opaque. Product subject to availability limited to stock on hand. Large for 6 pound rock tumblers and larger.Īssorted Rocks to Tumble - 3 lbs. Medium 2" and smaller for the 4½ pound rock tumbler. Small - (as shown above) rocks up to 1" in size is perfect for a small 1½ or the 3 pound rock tumbler or polisher. This rough is available in different sizes - please specify size of tumbler to be used and choose from the following 3 sizes: Oregon Agate and Jasper - 3 pound parcelsĬonsisting of water worn (NOT hammer broken) cobbles of agate, jasper and petrified wood (as available) - small to large size mixtures are the perfect tumbling material for a balanced tumbler load! Mixing rough, fractured, hammer broken material with comparatively smooth beach cobbles or preformed materials will complicate the operation.Įarrings to pendant size pieces, excellent for all your craft needs!Īssorted Rocks to Tumble. You must start with good material to get good results. These stones are a 7 in hardness, (therefore they will tumble well together) and take on a nice polish! This tumbling mix will make a great gift for the rock hound, to produce beautiful pebbles for: jewelry making, fountains, garden, aquarium, lamps or other home decor. Leave the Apache Tears, obsidian, garnets, amethyst, Petoskey stones and mixed material until later.Įxcellent Tumbling Rough Oregon Agate & Jasper Mix Stones that tumble most easily with the best results are water-worn stones that nature has pre-shaped. Some stones were dug out of the earth for cutting material while others were gathered from stream beds or along the ocean shores for tumbling material.įor those of you looking for something for your tumbler: we all learned to walk before we learned to run so endeavor to start with something easy for the first batch, like water worn beach agates, jasper & or petrified wood. We are therefore saving out just a few pieces for ourselves and offering out the entire remaining lots for sale. This winter we finally took the time to go thru it all and tossing out the junk material to cull out the salable material. There is more to these collections than we will ever get around to cutting in a lifetime! Most all of the material had not even been cleaned or sorted. Over the years we have obtained several 40 + year old estate collections that are now available for sale. Lortone Replacement Parts for your tumbler! ![]() Extra Heavy Duty Commercial 65 pound capacity Rock Tumbler! Commercial 20-40 pound capacity tumblers Home > Tumblers > Tumbling Rough > Agate & Jasper Mix Rough Rock to Cut or Tumble Polish - from Wesley's Trading Post, Newport ![]()
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