Spider jasper Aragonite Inclusions make the point near-opaque

Inclusions make the point near-opaque with a gradient to translucent at the base

Some specimens are speckled with small black inclusions

Native to Montenegro

but on other specimens they have a near-metallic luster resembling pyrite

with brief phosphoresce (try it in the dark

Spider jasper Aragonite Inclusions make the point near-opaqueLocale: Mexico Approx dimensions: 3 x 2. 75 x 2. 5" Approx weight: 435g Spider jasper is called a lot of names in the industry, including chrysanthemum, starburst, and fireworks jasper, due to its distinctive radial starburst pattern on a dark chocolate brown and red tinted background. Spider jasper is in fact not a true jasper, but a variety of rhyolite. A lot of jaspers are actually rhyolite! Mineralogically jasper is a variety of chalcedony, which