Huge, 8.1" Polished Dragon's Blood Jasper Skull - South Africa

This is a huge polished skull made from Dragon's Blood Jasper, from South Africa. The polish work on this skull is excellent, with beautiful intricate detail work and no scuff marks from polishing. This large polished skull is larger than a typical human skull and weighs 18 lbs.

This fascinating stone is commonly referred to as "dragon's blood jasper" or "dragon's blood stone" and is a recent find in South Africa. The exact mineral composition is up for debate. One opinion is that the minerals are green epidote and piemontite, while it could also be bastite, a pseudomorph of a serpentine variety. Until chemical analysis of this rock has been performed and published, a definitive conclusion on the chemical composition of "dragon's blood jasper" is difficult to make.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Epidote & Piemontite
LOCATION
Tshipise, South Africa
SIZE
8.1 x 6.3 x 5.7", weighs 18 lbs
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#114314