8.7" Polished Biggs Jasper Slab - Oregon

This is a gorgeous 8.7" wide slab of Biggs Jasper that was collected from Biggs Junction, Oregon. It features layer-like and twisted jasper formations that range in color from brown, tan to orange in spots. It comes with an acrylic display stand.

Biggs Jasper is a jasper formation that was first discovered near Biggs Junction, Oregon around 1960. It started out as a mud formed from volcanic ash and, following compression and heating by volcanic activity, it preserved as a jasper. It is known as a picture jasper and specimens from this location typically exhibit brown-beige, layer-like patterns.

Jasper is a term that can be applied to an opaque variety of chalcedony. The opaqueness is due to a higher concentration of impurities mixed with silica/quartz compared to other varieties of silica, such as quartz or agates. Like agate it may form in a wide variety of colors, and is often multi-colored. In most cases, jasper forms when silica-rich fluids permeate throughout a soft sediment or volcanic debris deposit. The fluids then crystallize around the particles/impurities, resulting in a cementation process. Most often, the impurities present determine the coloration of the deposit following solidification, but other factors can play a role in the color of what is now considered a jasper.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Jasper
LOCATION
Biggs Junction, Oregon
SIZE
8.7 x 8.2", .4" thick
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#125684