DSC_5482_Stone Canyon jasper freeform cabochon
This material was fractured and healed more than once, which makes sense, given that it hails from "the earthquake capitol of the world" (Parkfield, CA., which sits smack-dab on San Andreas Fault). Unfortunately, It was fractured more recently than the latest healing. The resulting slabs were unstable, but this was excavated from a (relatively) stable piece. Totally worth it, with the rare green jasper, and the crosshatch veins of agate and quartz, and a bit of hematite, too.
DSC_5482_Stone Canyon jasper freeform cabochon
This material was fractured and healed more than once, which makes sense, given that it hails from "the earthquake capitol of the world" (Parkfield, CA., which sits smack-dab on San Andreas Fault). Unfortunately, It was fractured more recently than the latest healing. The resulting slabs were unstable, but this was excavated from a (relatively) stable piece. Totally worth it, with the rare green jasper, and the crosshatch veins of agate and quartz, and a bit of hematite, too.