Oval-Shaped Kambaba Jasper - Concentric Bands with a Hypnotic Aesthetic - Fascinating Jasper Formation - Height: 215 mm - Width: 150 mm- 7420 g - (1)

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One oval-shaped Madagascar Kambaba Jasper specimen, a fascinating jasper formation with green and black concentric bands, weighing 7420 g and measuring 215 × 150 × 120 mm.

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Fashinating Jasper Formation — This fascinating specimen of Madagascar Kambaba Jasper presents itself in a free-form oval shape, carefully polished to highlight its natural characteristics. The surface is crossed by green and black concentric bands, outlining elliptical and circular patterns with a hypnotic aesthetic, typical of this extraordinary stone. The main design, broad and centered, resembles a fossilized “eye,” a symbol of ancient forms of bacterial life. This type of structure is due to the presence of fossilized stromatolites, formed about 3 billion years ago. These are traces left by colonies of cyanobacteria, among the oldest known photosynthetic organisms, whose activity contributed to the formation of Earth’s primitive atmosphere. Over time, these sediments lithified and silicified, transforming into a decorative rock rich in history and allure. Composition: microcrystalline quartz, epidote, oroclase, green amphiboles, iron and magnesian inclusions. In crystal healing, Kambaba Jasper is regarded as a stone of grounding, calm, and connection with the primordial Earth. It promotes emotional stability, ancestral wisdom, and deep meditation.

Seller's Story

The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements. Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past". All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
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Fashinating Jasper Formation — This fascinating specimen of Madagascar Kambaba Jasper presents itself in a free-form oval shape, carefully polished to highlight its natural characteristics. The surface is crossed by green and black concentric bands, outlining elliptical and circular patterns with a hypnotic aesthetic, typical of this extraordinary stone. The main design, broad and centered, resembles a fossilized “eye,” a symbol of ancient forms of bacterial life. This type of structure is due to the presence of fossilized stromatolites, formed about 3 billion years ago. These are traces left by colonies of cyanobacteria, among the oldest known photosynthetic organisms, whose activity contributed to the formation of Earth’s primitive atmosphere. Over time, these sediments lithified and silicified, transforming into a decorative rock rich in history and allure. Composition: microcrystalline quartz, epidote, oroclase, green amphiboles, iron and magnesian inclusions. In crystal healing, Kambaba Jasper is regarded as a stone of grounding, calm, and connection with the primordial Earth. It promotes emotional stability, ancestral wisdom, and deep meditation.

Seller's Story

The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements. Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past". All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
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Details

Number of objects
1
Main mineral
Oval-Shaped Kambaba Jasper - Concentric Bands with a Hypnotic Aesthetic -
Mineral form
Fascinating Jasper Formation
Supplement
Madagascar
Weight
7420 g
Country of origin
Madagascar
Height
215 mm
Width
150 mm
Depth
120 mm
ItalyVerified
14218
Objects sold
98.42%
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