Septaria hand polished cuddle stone from Madagaskar.

Septaria hand polished cuddle stone from Madagaskar.

Polychrome jasper plates from Madagascar.

Polychrome jasper plates from Madagascar.

Ocean Jasper plates from Madagascar.

New addition to cuddle stones and sculptures now small lot with thin plates. Ocean Jasper was discovered in 1985 by my esteemed colleague and good friend mineralogist Paul Obeniche from Paris.
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Ocean Jasper plates from Madagascar. is available to buy in increments of 1

Jasper is an opaque and finely crystalline variety of quartz. The chemical composition is identical to that of agate, flint and chert. The colors are variable, from yellow to red and brown to green. Jasper stones are cut and polished to be put in jewelry. The name jasper is from Latin and Greek (IASPIS) derived from a Semitic language and means "spotted or speckled stone". The main deposits of jasper are India (Dekkanplateau) and Mexico (yellow), Germany (red) and Africa, Australia, Brazil, Egypt, France and the US (other colors). Jasper has been used since ancient times treated as a gemstone. It was, for instance seal stones, small carved stones and fancy articles of. They wrote jasper magical powers. In ancient times it was called the mother of all stones. It is used today in cabochons, table grindings and crafts objects. Imitations are made of glass. The Egyptians and Greeks used jasper already to strengthen sexuality and to achieve a successful pregnancy. When the Indians worked the yellow jasper stone and rain. Some medicinal effects is attributed to jasper, such as stress reduction, weight loss, fighting stomach problems and remedy of liver problems. Jasper hears according to various literary sources in the constellations Aries, Virgo, Cancer and Scorpio. In Christian writing Revelation 4: 2-3 it is written: At the same time I was in ecstasy. A throne was set in heaven, and sitteth on anyone. The one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was a rainbow that looked like an emerald.

Gemstone therapy Jasper (Dutch)

 

The most beautiful minerals, fossils and gemstones from Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the southeastern coast of Africa. The nation comprises the island of Madagascar (the fourth-largest island in the world), as well as numerous smaller peripheral 
islands. Amongst it's famous spot for diving and swimming it is famous for it's high quality gemstones that are extracted from the soil and rocks. We at Timmersgems can say with proud that we are the second largest importer for Madagaskian gemstones in Europe just after a French company. Anualy we have at least 3 large containers filled with the most beautiful gemstones, minerals and bufallo horns. If you take a look in our webshop and showroom you will come accross great Labradorite, Amethyst, Citrine, Rose Quartz and many many other great ones. We are doing business with 17 small family businesses on the island and this way we can guarantee you the best prices in the market for best gemstones and minerals. Also we support these families since we started our business 35 years ago we are almost in love with the island,it's people and the products. Every year it is a great thing to visit the island and find the best stones for you. Also we support all the small family businesses and their children to give them a good education, also we support in local infra structure an water transportation. Madagascar's natural resources include a variety of unprocessed agricultural and mineral resources. Agriculture, including raffia, fishing and forestry, is a mainstay of the economy. Madagascar is among the world's principal suppliers of vanilla, cloves and ylang-ylang.Other key agricultural resources include coffee, lychees and shrimp. Key mineral resources include various types of precious and semi-precious stones, and Madagascar currently provides half of the world's supply of sapphires, which were discovered near Ilakaka in the late 1990s. The island also holds one of the world's largest reserves of ilmenite (titanium ore), as well as important reserves of chromite, coal, iron, cobalt, copper and nickel. Several major projects are underway in the mining,oil and gas sectors that are anticipated to give a significant boost to the Malagasy economy. These include such projects as ilmenite and zircon mining from heavy mineral sands near ôlanaro by Rio Tinto Madagascar is a very poor country witgh a lot of flora and fauna, On Madagaskar you can find 400 plants and animals you will never find anywhere in the world. Also the minarals blue celstite, Labradorite and polychrome & Oceanjasper 
are found only on Madagascar.

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