*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... 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.