Morrisonite, Rough Rock, per lb 20 and dark blue-green jasper

and dark blue-green jasper

The wand is topped with a glass orb

surrounded by howlite and black onyx

Dendritic Opal is technically a form of agate (microcrystalline silica) rather than a type of opal (microscopic silica with no crystalline structure)

5" in diameter and 3

Morrisonite, Rough Rock, per lb 20 and dark blue-green jasperThis material was mined in the late 90s from the Jake's Place claim, originally called Big Hole One. Morrisonite, or Morrison Ranch Jasper, comes from eastern Oregon in a region near the Owyhee River. This famous jasper can have egg or 'Bruneau' patterning, but typically shows streamers or other brecciated patterns. Inside a light tan rhyolite host, the jasper can be shades of deep green and blue, often with tans or golden yellows. Size ranges from