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Jasper is an opaque stone originating from silica rich sediment or volcanic ash. It can occur in any color depending on the mineral content of the original sediment. Beautiful patterns can also occur in jasper. This happens when the original rock- forming materials are fractured or distorted in the ground, and then are later filled in with other minerals. A specific jasper may be named for its location, or may be named imaginatively by describing its unique appearance.
Ocean Jasper, (sometimes referred to as 'orbicular Jasper') is a mineral found in the African Island of Madagascar. The spherical / 'bullet-type' patterning displayed on this multi-colored stone is unlike any other.
Sometimes Ocean Jasper will also have pockets of microcrystalline quartz pockets, refered to as druzy quartz embedded within itself. On more rare occasions, the quartz will be not only just be in pockets, but also intermixed throughout the entire stone, giving the specimen a slight shimmer.
