Sonora Jasper 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch Brazil The proper name for Rosewood

The proper name for Rosewood is Petersianthus quadrialatus

depositing layer upon layer of Quartz silicate to create the banding and patterns now prized in Botswana Agate

These Dakota Stones "DZI" style agate beads are made to resemble beads first found in India between 1000 and 2000 BCE

the same gemologist that discovered Kunzite

The stone was discovered by George D

Sonora Jasper 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch Brazil The proper name for RosewoodSonora Jasper is the trade name for Sonora Dendritic. The stone was discovered in 2009 by a man in Mexico as a man chasing his goat up a mountain caught sight of an unusual rock. The first rough material was offered for sale in Tucson in 2011 and is now regularly mined at the remote deposit site in Sonora, Mexico. The stone's composition remains somewhat ambiguous, as it is softer than both Jasper and Rhyolite. The best available information indicates