What is Ocean Jasper?

Ocean Jasper^TM is a trademarked name for a multicolored stone from Madagascar, typically with spherical patterning. Although commonly described as an orbicular jasper, the most recent research suggests it is the mineral chalcedony instead.

What is Ocean jasper good for?

Benefits And Healing Properties Of Ocean Jasper

In keeping with its symbolism, ocean jasper is said to provide calm, uplifting energy to the holder in trying times, feeding into a more optimistic outlook on life. What is this? The stone aids clearer communication, and enhances self-confidence as well as self-insight.

What is Ocean jasper made out of?

Ocean Jasper, also known as Orbicular Jasper or Cellular Jasper, is a very rare variety of Jasper, a silicon dioxide mineral, and a member of the Quartz family. Its defined by circular “orb” like patterns that can be seen as green, brown, blue, yellow, grey, white, pink or red.

Are Ocean Jaspers rare?

Ocean Jasper is a very rare and highly collectable stone because it can only be found in the coast of Madagascar. It’s also known by the name of Sea Jasper, Ocean Orbicular Jasper, Cellular Jasper, and Atlantis Stone.

Is Ocean jasper toxic to wear?

Is ocean jasper toxic to wear? You may read on some websites that this stone is toxic because it contains arsenic. Don’t worry, this is totally wrong. The arsenic content is so low that you would have to eat several kilograms of stones to start having any toxic effects.

Why is it called Ocean jasper?

It was named there by Paul Obeniche and Eugene Mueller. They called it Ocean Jasper because it resembles the waves and ripples of water and the mine was first discovered along the shoreline, originally accessible only at low tide.

Is Ocean jasper a real stone?

Ocean Jasper^TM is a trademarked name for a multicolored stone from Madagascar, typically with spherical patterning. Although commonly described as an orbicular jasper, the most recent research suggests it is the mineral chalcedony instead.

Is ocean jasper dyed?

Sea Sediment Jasper – Not to be confused with Sea Jasper (as it’s another name for Ocean Jasper, which is a real mineral), it’s also sometimes called Emperor Jasper. It’s a mixed bag, but the majority of sea sediment “jaspers” are man made dyed resin/polymer creations.

Is Sea jasper the same as ocean jasper?

Sea Jasper is similar to Ocean Jasper but is collected from the Madagascar Minerals mines found in the same area, just a short distance away.

How can you tell fake ocean Jasper?

Fake jasper represented by chalcedony or agate can be transparent and semi-transparent. Fakes made of plastic are opaque. Real jasper is a cryptocrystalline quartz variety, so it has the same hardness as quartz (7 on the Mohs scale). Real jasper cannot be scratched by a piece of glass and a knife.

Is ocean Jasper still mined?

“Ocean Jasper” (silicified orbicular rhyolite) is still being mined in Madagascar near the original 2000’s near-ocean deposit, however the finds are always small. There are also deposits of the “kabamby ocean jasper” still being mined further inland.