Vistaite Jasper - double sided 52.7ct

Vistaite Jasper - double sided 52.7ctThe rarest of jaspers, Vistaite is an old stock mined out stone from a ridge above Walton Lake, in the Ochoco Mountains, Oregon. The deposit has been extinct for decades. Recent reports of finds have been realised to be misidentified examples of nearby Skaggs or Ochoco Green Jasper rather then Vistaite. Discovered and mined in the 60s by Oregon rock shop owners Hoot Elkins and Shirts Quant, our supplier sourced material from Hoot's daughter Judy

To our knowledge there were no large deposits of it found all those years ago

and future access to digging is doubtful

pastel pink

Dimensions at widest points: 0

also known as Persian Turquoise

and so this agate is rare and sought after

Carats: 44cts

Rarity: Very rare

turbulent skies and seas all on the surface of the stone

In those days people thought that turquoise was thought to warn it's wearer of illness by changing colour

and red and features complex patterns and landscapes of deserts

Carats: 54cts