Dead Ringer Jasper Cabochon Oregon Jasper Including the ear wire

Including the ear wire

32” at widest points

The rosebuds are palpable along the rind

The hoops are stamped with tiny sunbursts and the cloud puffs are dotted with radiating tick marks to suggest sun rays against the clouds

while the section heavily dotted with cuprite actually stipples from a faint orange to a deep crimson red

Dead Ringer Jasper Cabochon Oregon Jasper Including the ear wireThis jasper comes from the Dead Camel Mountains of Western Nevada and belongs to a family of jaspers collectively known as Lahotanite, named for a nearby lake. It's extremely hard and therefore takes an excellent polish. This cab is showing horizontal formations reminiscent of a landscape in a desert palette of earthy terracotta reds and oranges against a light, dusty pink background, with a few small flashes of yellow, green, and taupe. If you look