Kimbaba Jasper Madagascar A (raw stone)

The incredible thing about jasper is that it comes in many finishes. Some have been identified very recently. All varieties have many colors with different properties, virtues, and various associated astrological signs.

Jasper can have several aspects. It is a sedimentary rock containing 80 to 95% silica. Jasper is a variety of microcrystalline quartz and may also contain clay, calcite, pyrolusite or hematite.

It has a nodular appearance or sometimes serves as a filling in cracks. It can be found all over the world and in all colors. It also has all kinds of patterns, spotted or ribboned. It is a mineral that has undergone numerous transformations, sometimes classified as mineral, sometimes as rock depending on its degree of impurities.

Its particularity remains the infinite extent of its aspects, all different from each other. The jasper gives the impression that Mother Nature had fun drawing on these stones. Jasper is a complicated stone to identify due to its diverse appearances. Its colors range from green to yellow, red to white, blue to black, brown to gray, etc.

The properties of jasper differ depending on its additives (manganese, alumina, iron hydroxide) and its inclusions (agate or opal). Jasper mainly owes its colors to the iron oxides present. This diversity of colors and shapes makes each jasper stone unique. Jaspers are named according to the regions where they are mined, according to the person who discovered them, according to their color, according to the patterns.

The name “jasper” comes from the Greek “iaspis” meaning spotted stone. Jasper has been known for millennia. In the Bible, it is the first stone of the walls of Jerusalem. It is known to act against spider and snake bites. Since Antiquity, this stone has been used as a protective stone, a lucky charm and promoting the smooth progress of a pregnancy. Jasper amulets were carved by the Egyptians and placed with the mummies to promote the success of their passage into the afterlife.

Many civilizations used this stone to engrave cylindrical seals, talismans with astrological or religious images. Furthermore, for Native Americans and in the Middle Ages, jasper was believed to have the ability to make rain fall.

In conclusion, jasper is a stone widely exploited throughout history. It is found in ornamental stone, jewelry, vases, mosaics, etc.

The main deposits of Kambaba jasper are in Madagascar.

Kambaba jasper, also called “kimbaba jasper”, “crocodile jasper” or “eldarite” belongs to the large jasper family. It is not a mineral, but a rhyolite. Rhyolite (or rhyolite) is an igneous rock, that is to say it is a volcanic rock. This rock presents minerals visible to the naked eye such as quartz, feldspars and biotites. Rhyolite forms on the earth's surface when magma cools following a volcanic eruption. We can say that it is the volcanic equivalent of granite.

Kambaba jasper is a very exotic and original jasper. It is formed following a very long sedimentation process. It has the particularity of having orbs as motifs, hence its nickname “orbicular jasper”. For the record, orbs (orbis in Latin) are circles, circular shapes. This fossil stone, composed of microcrystalline quartz, contains stromatolites, cyanobacteria and a multitude of primitive microorganisms. Stromatolites are structures composed of limestone that develop in an aquatic environment. They can be of biogenic or sedimentary origin. Stromatolites date back more than three billion years. Furthermore, they are the oldest known fossils, revealing the first traces of life on Earth.

Often confused with other stones, kambaba jasper does not have any particular legends or myths. However, it seems that the South American Indians used this type of jasper during spiritual purification and the elimination of negative energies. Writings say that this stone offered the possibility of entering into communication with the higher deities.

Nowadays, kambaba jasper is very popular in jewelry. Its patterns and colors make it a stone of great originality allowing the creation of unique jewelry. It has a hardness of 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale. It is also used in the practice of lithotherapy because of its many benefits.

Kambaba jasper is an anchoring stone, which reconnects with nature. It is a grounding stone to the Earth. It helps you fully enjoy the present without dwelling on the past or fearing the future. This jasper soothes, alleviates stress, anxiety. It allows you to channel your emotions, in order to better manage them.

This stone increases willpower and determination. It generates the strength to achieve your goals, whether personal or professional. It provides patience and perseverance leading to success. It gives the wisdom to accept ourselves as we are. Thus, it promotes a positive vision of ourselves and others.

Kambaba jasper is also a stone of will and character. It helps overcome life's difficulties such as a breakup, the death of a loved one or a dismissal. This stone fights loneliness and provokes openness towards others. It offers compassion, empathy and care for others.

Like many jaspers, it wards off negative waves and energies. Indeed, it diffuses positive energies, such as happiness, joy and harmony. Used in the workplace, it protects against the maliciousness of jealous colleagues while providing rigor and organization.

Kambaba Jasper encourages quick thinking, stimulates imagination and creativity. Thus, it translates ideas and mind into action. It encourages letting go by providing beautiful peace of mind.