Ocean Jasper & Moss Agate Dragonfly Carving
Ocean Jasper & Moss Agate Dragonfly Carving
*Ocean Jasper & Moss Agate Dragonfly Carving*
MOSS AGATE
FORM AND STRUCTURE trigonal system
chalcedony quartz with green or dark green inclusions of minerals, such as hornblende silky smooth when polished
COLOR
pale translucent stone with deep green inclusions clearly visible
GEOGRAPHICAL SOURCES
India, Middle East, USA
RARITY
easily sourced, inexpensive
HARDNESS
6.5
PHYSICAL/EMOTIONAL USES has a calming and stabilizing effect on the entire system and helps recovery after a period of illness
increases optimism and a sense of self-worth
eases emotional stress and strengthens the aura/ energy field
HEALING EFFECTS
in healing layouts, place over the heart or solar plexus chakras to ease emotional stress and bring a sense of calm
use with rose quartz in the same locations in order to enhance unconditional love and spiritual expansion
PERSONAL USES
wear moss agate to promote abundance and self-confidence in your life, as well as awareness of the spiritual reality of nature
OCEAN JASPER
FORM AND STRUCTURE formed in igneous rocks and turned into microcrystalline quartz over millions of years trigonal system in massive formations
COLOR
multicolored with specks or circles of pink, white, yellow, brown, green, or black
GEOGRAPHICAL SOURCES
Madagascar
RARITY
obtain from specialist crystal suppliers
HARDNESS
6.5-7
PHYSICAL/EMOTIONAL USES brings joy, expansion, and renewed interest in life, dissolving negative moods eases depression and helps to lift the spirits
has a soothing effect on the nervous system and encourages deep relaxation
helps relieve the effects of chronic stress, reducing levels of adrenal exhaustion by supporting and energizing the solar plexus and sacral chakras
HEALING EFFECTS
in healing layouts, place a piece over the solar plexus chakra to ease chronic stress patterns, or two pieces just under the rib cage, one on each side, over the kidneys and adrenal glands, with the person lying face down, to assist the body in recovering from adrenal overload
PERSONAL USES
place in a meditation space to bring in positive energy
Ocean Jasper vs Sea Jasper
Ocean Jasper vs Sea Jasper... what is the difference? It's likely you've seen both available online and at crystal shops, likely right next to each other. If you have seen them, you've probably noted that they look pretty similar. So, what is the difference between Ocean Jasper and Sea Jasper?
Ocean Jasper vs Sea Jasper
If you love crystals or are an avid collector, you've likely run across and wondered what the difference was between Ocean Jasper vs Sea Jasper. The answer is, Ocean Jasper and Sea Jasper are very similar. In fact, they're pretty much the same mineral. It's just that one has a trademarked name and the other doesn't.
To break it down a litter further, Ocean Jasper is the trademarked name for a mineral that comes from a mine near Marovato on the Ambolobozo Peninsula of Madagascar that is owned by Paul Obenich.
Sea Jasper is similar to Ocean Jasper but is collected from the Madagascar Minerals mines found in the same area, just a short distance away.
Both are a spherulitic variety (spherulitic or spherulites is the name for the small, rounded formations you see on these crystals) of Chalcedony with Quartz and Feldspar forming the spherical (orbicular) structures. Background colors may be green, brown, cream, white, red, pink, or yellow, with orb-like inclusions in various colors and combinations.
That is the technical definition but what it boils down to is that the composition and metaphysical properties of both crystals are the same.