Biggs China Hollow Picture Jasper Slab Ancient Agate and muted violets that turn

and muted violets that turn slightly blue-grey as they fade into the background

the milk quartz is mostly opaque

The rind itself is particularly dramatic in its formations

Width & Height: 23

denim-blue color - a great way to get such a vibrant color in a relatively hard material (MOHS 7-8)

Biggs China Hollow Picture Jasper Slab Ancient Agate and muted violets that turnThis classic jasper comes from the famous Biggs Triangle in Oregon, where several kinds of beloved jaspers are found. The fellow who owns the China Hollow mine named the material after the creek that the mine sits in, which is very close to the town of Biggs. All the jaspers from the Biggs area developed from decomposed volcanic ash that mixed with silica & iron. This soup was then transformed by the pressures of heat and water as lava flowed over the