4.5" Leopard Skin Jasper Sphere DX1665 orange calcite Pyrite Obelisk

Pyrite Obelisk

so they have been given the name "trapiche"

This nodule of Polish flint has been sliced and polished to display the wonderful banding inside

first discovered in the Merelani Hills of Tanzania in 1967

Dimensions: 2 x 1

4.5" Leopard Skin Jasper Sphere DX1665 orange calcite Pyrite ObeliskLeopard Skin Jasper Sphere Approx. Diameter: 4. 5" Approx. Weight: 1. 74 kg Includes wood sphere stand Leopard Skin Jasper is found in Mexico, Brazil, and some parts of Africa. Various inclusions of mineral oxides and organic material give Leopard Skin jasper its unique and distinct patterns that resemble spots on a leopard. Like many other jaspers such as Ocean Jasper, Leopard Skin is considered an orbicular jasper.