Biggs Jasper Keystone Tablet: Hill and Canyon Pattern with Dendrites; 89 cts

This keystone shape tablet cut will make a great statement focal stone for a necklace, pendant, buckle or similar large design. It has a pattern of dark, misty stacked hills with some areas of crisp black dendrites (branching formations resembling trees or shrubs). The layered pattern in café au lait, bluish gray, mauve and dark chocolate reminds me of antique Chinese scroll paintings. Your imagination may suggest other interpretations. All sides are polished. Production from the Biggs area has slowed dramatically over the past 2 decades, and it has become more difficult to source.

Biggs is one of the premier "landscape" jaspers (so-named because of the scenic patterns). Biggs can look somewhat similar to Deschutes jasper, and many people have trouble telling them apart. Biggs is usually a bit softer (less silica content) than Deschutes, and tends to have looser patterning and less crisp definition (some of the scenes can look amazingly like watercolor or oil paintings).

The photos were taken with the material dry under natural sunlight. Colors will appear darker in dimmer light. Item comes in the box as shown.

Approx. Size: 49.3 x 30.5 x 6 mm
Approx. Weight: 89 cts
Shape/Cut: keystone/tablet
Origin: China Hollow area, south of Biggs, Sherman County, Oregon (USA)
Known treatment(s): none

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