double leaf spring construction
with striking patterns that may resemble birch bark or wood grain
It may also be called Rocky Butte Picture Jasper
aluminum oxide and other metal oxides
” The orange color is attributed to the presence of hematite or goethite within the rock
Mookaite 8x12mm Top Drill Faceted Tear Drop - 15-16 Inch 68224 double leaf spring constructionMookaite is a variety of Jasper in colors of red, burgundy, pink, mauve, purple, yellow and white. It takes its name from Mooka Creek, near the Kennedy Ranges of Australia, the only region in the world where the stone is found. Mookaite is formed by the ancient skeletal remains of radiolaria, a microscopic protozoa with a silica shell, that were deposited in shallow sea beds. This later combined with additional silica in the groundwater as well as the