Cripple Creek Picture Jasper

Cripple Creek Picture JasperWhen one looks at depth at this pendant the vast desert landscape at night is readily imagined. Which is fitting, this stones landscape pattern reflects the high desert plateau of the Owyhee Mountains in Southeastern Oregon from which it is mined. The Owyhee mountains are composed of 9 14 million year old rhyolite flows which are deep cut and terraced by the Owyhee river. This majestic material has a deep olive green sky with a tan to brown

Soft bands of misty blue-gray

Measuring 2 1/2" long with bale x 2"

Mineral Family: It is a member of the serpentine mineral group

Each scolecite stone is unique

allowing the natural mineral inclusions to create the feeling of a miniature landscape inside the quartz

which create moss-like patterns within the stone

It's stunning in person

and this material comes from the famous Deccan Traps in India

Fordite was created inside American automobile factories during the early days of hand spray-painting cars

prized by collectors for its breathtaking beauty and limited availability

California

depositing manganese and iron oxides that crystallized into the intricate dendritic patterns seen in this stone