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Ocean Jasper is a relatively new find off the coasts of Madagascar.  The deposit was formed as a Rhyolite flow but has been completely silicified.  The Rhyolitic eyes or orbs come in a beautiful array of color and design combinations.  The background colors can be white, pink, green, red or yellow with botryoidal formations with a white, grey or green druzy or crystal look.  The material is fast becoming a rarity so partake in the beauty while you still have a chance.

Ocean Jasper

Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of Limestone but composed mostly of Calcite.  It is used extensively for sculpture, building materials and has many decorative uses.  The pure white Marble is probably the most common form known, but the characteristic swirls and veins of many colored Marble varieties are usually due to various mineral impurities such as Clay, Silt, Sand, Iron Oxides or Chert.

Chinese Marble

Ruby is a light pink to blood red gemstone which is a variety of the mineral Corundum.  The common red color is caused by the element Chromium.  It is considered on of the four precious stones including Sapphire, Emerald, and Diamond.  The price is primarily determined by color, clarity, cut and carat. 

Ruby

Amber is the common name for the fossil resin or tree sap that is appreciated for its inherent and interesting mixture of color.  It is widely used for the manufacture of ornamental objects including jewelry.  Although it is not mineralized, it is sometimes considered and used as a gemstone.  Most of the world's Amber is in the range of 30-90 million years old.

Amber

Jade, or Jadeite, is a Silicate mineral made from a Sodium and Aluminum mix that is usually found in igneous and/or metamorphic rocks.  Jade is as hard as Quartz, is exceptionally tough, beautifully colored and can be delicately shaped or carved.

Jade

Obsidian is a type of naturally-occurring glass formed as an extrusive igneous rock.  It is produced when felsic lava erupted from a volcano, cools rapidly through the glass transition temperature and freezes without sufficient time for Crystal growth.  Because of the lack of Crystal structure, Obsidian blade edges can reach almost molecular thinness, leading to its ancient use of projectile points (arrow heads), and its modern use as surgical scalpel blades.

Black Obsidian

Amethyst is a purple variety of Quartz often used as an ornament.  Upon exposure to heat, Amethyst generally becomes yellow, which some refer to as Citrine or "burnt" Amethyst.  It occurs in color from a light, slightly pinkish violet to a deep grape purple.  It is widely distributed as a mineral, but fine, clear specimens that are suitable for cutting as ornamental stones.

Amethyst

Rose Quartz is a type of Quartz which exhibits a pale pink to rose red hue.  The color is usually considered as due to trace amounts of Titanium, Iron or Manganese, in the massive material.  Some Rose Quartz contains microscopic Rutile needles which produce an asterism in transmitted light.

Rose Quartz

Abalone are a group of shellfish with large shells.  These shells are composed of material which is highly iridescent which gives rise to a range of strong and changeable colors making them very attractive as decorative objects including jewelry.  The colors vary from species to species but the iridescent nacre that lines the inside of the shell can range from silvery white, to pink, red and green-red, deep blues, greens and purples.

Abalone Shell

Agates mostly occur as nodules in volcanic rocks or waters containing silica in solution possibly derived from the decomposition of silicates in the lava.  The siliceous matter is deposited in regular layers resulting in the banded or striped formation.

Dendritic Agate