Ocean Jasper 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Mexican Red Snowflake Jasper The presence of Manganese within

The presence of Manganese within the stone produces the purple hue

They are all varieties of the mineral corundum

golden tan

then brought to the surface by volcanoes and earthquakes

but has been used historically to describe the transparent variety

Ocean Jasper 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Mexican Red Snowflake Jasper The presence of Manganese withinOcean Jasper is a commercial name for Orbicular Jasper, a variety of Jasper containing variably colored spherical patterns. It forms when Quartz and Feldspar crystallize in radial aggregates within other silica to rich stones, Rhyolite or Tuff. Ocean Jasper is believed to be linked to the lost city of Atlantis and to hold mystic knowledge.