Sonora Jasper 4mm Round - 15-16 InchSonora Jasper is the trade name for Sonora Dendritic. The stone was discovered in 2009 by a man in Mexico as a man chasing his goat up a mountain caught sight of an unusual rock. The first rough material was offered for sale in Tucson in 2011 and is now regularly mined at the remote deposit site in Sonora, Mexico. The stone's composition remains somewhat ambiguous, as it is softer than both Jasper and Rhyolite. The best available information indicates

but is most commonly associated with white

Red Lightning Agate is predominantly red with swirls and mottling of green

Mookaite is a variety of Jasper in colors of red

Preservation is enabled by a lack of oxygen

creamy white to pale gray or beige

It is opaque

with inclusions of iron oxide

Pietersite is composed of Tiger Eye

Crazy Lace Agate is often dyed to produce colors that do not naturally occur in the stone

and it’s name is derived from the Greek “apate

“Butter” suggests qualities of smoothness

tourmaline and other minerals