Description
This listing is for a Kambaba Jasper Pebble, a distinctive and ancient mineral specimen from Madagascar, often referred to as Crocodile Jasper due to its mottled green and black patterning. These polished stones are smooth and ideal for display, meditation, or as part of a geological or metaphysical collection.
- Origin: Madagascar
- Size Range: 50–80mm (please refer to scale cube in photo for exact sizing)
- Common Name: Kambaba Jasper (also known as Crocodile Jasper)
- Type: Orbicular Jasper / Stromatolitic Jasper
- Mineral Class: Silicate (Quartz family)
- Geological Stage: Precambrian
- Crystal System: Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony)
- Morphology: Rounded pebble, polished surface
- Colouration: Dark green with black swirls or orbital patches
- Notable Feature: Composed of fossilised blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria), possibly making it over 2 billion years old
- Depositional Environment: Formed in shallow marine microbial mats (stromatolites)
- Transparency: Opaque
- Lustre: Waxy to dull when unpolished, vitreous when polished
- Formation: Ancient stromatolitic sedimentary formations lithified over geologic time
- Uses: Believed by crystal practitioners to promote peace and grounding; prized by collectors for its age and striking fossil pattern
Each Kambaba Jasper pebble is a carefully chosen piece, and the photo in the listing shows an example of the specimen you will receive. Every piece is unique, with its own natural pattern of green and black swirling orbs.
All of our Crystals are 100% Genuine Specimens & come with a Certificate of Authenticity.
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