Pierre bumblebee Corail fossilisé / Fossilized coral 22 kt gold and green

22 kt gold and green tourmaline cabochon

Weight: 95

rouge et jaune

The texture is reminiscent of drops of ink in contact with water

Hardness: 5 - 6 Mohs

Pierre bumblebee Corail fossilisé / Fossilized coral 22 kt gold and greenThis stone often called bumblebee jasper is not (as the name suggests) from the jasper family. It is its bands of colors that earned it the name of bumblebeee jasper. It is a mixture of materials and volcanic ash, gypsum, barite, sulphide and even orpiment (a pigment composed of arsenic!). Since this material is fragile, it has been stabilized with resin to provide better stability and durability. We find it on the island of Java in Indonesia on the