The names of the deposits were applied by Darrell Jake Jakobitz as the original information on this deposit is long gone. Owyhee Picture Jasper with a little secret mountain on the back Jasper is settled in a fine silver serrated bezel, on a 20g sterling silver backplate.
These deposits are very old, probably only mined once and are very small. Steve tells me he will have the new jasper rough available in Tucson, during the gem show in early February. The map below shows the location for the picture jaspers named Rocky Top (Picture Jaspers by Hans Gamma pg. Metaphysically, practitioners of gemstone healing say, picture jasper is a powerful grounding stone that promotes connection to the earth. 15' strand of High quality beads, approx. Details: natural Owyhee picture jasper (from Oregon, cut. Owyhee Jasper (1 - 40 of 2,000+ results) Price () Shipping All Sellers 13x18mm Rectangle Owyhee Jasper Gemstone Beads. This picture will help you appreciate the amount of work involved and the investment required to bring this new jasper to market. Picture jasper, heavy sterling silver, and careful detailing complete this ode to the desert southwest. OakRocks has been in the rock and mineral business for 30 years. I have included a picture of the locale where Steve is mining this material WAY OUT in the Owyhee. Owyhee Jasper, as with all Picture Jaspers is said to help bring balance to your life. I will tell you that as soon as I got home from the trip to Idaho and cut a couple of cabs, I emailed Steve and purchased more of the rough. I have only cut a few pieces of the rough so far, but all indications are it will be very good to work with and take a easy shine with cerium on leather. The jasper is very solid, with great patterns that will make it very attractive to rock hounds. The colors present in this new material range from dark reddish purple to yellow. I was able to purchase some of the rough from Steve at his house while purchasing his Owyhee Blue Opal and Carrasite rough.Īt first glance to me, the new jasper looks like a combination of Chinese Dendritic Jasper from the Owyhee and Apache Sage Rhyolite from the desert southwest. Steve is calling his new jasper Owyhee Mountain Dendritic Jasper.
I have a link to Steve’s website on our home page Look under “Friends” for Silver Streams. I would like to introduce you to a new jasper recently discovered and being currently mined by Steve Schultz of Idaho.
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