• Several small moons carved from dragon's blood jasper spread out on a black lava sand background
  • Detail of one of the moons on its own, with light emphasizing the craters on the surface.
  • A jasper moon held between thumb and finger to show scale, as well as its colorful combination of green and red with a light streak through the center
  • Detail of the same moon from the previous image, tilted so the light stripe goes diagonally across the bottom. It has porous holes in the stripe.
  • Detail of a moon with dark red splotching on a dark gray background
  • Detail of two of the moons. The top one has a natural cavity in the surface like a valley, tinted a light brown against the green and ed spotting. The bottom has light reflecting off light ridges left by the carving process
  • Scale image showing one of the moons on the measuring mat, a bit over an inch and a half.
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Dark dragon's blood jasper carved moon

Dark dragon's blood jasper carved moon

$18.00 USD
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Locale: South Africa

Approx dimensions: 1.5" diameter

Approx weight: 90–110g due to natural variations of material density

Material: Dragon's blood jasper

 

Dragon's blood jasper gets its name from its striking contrast of vibrant red spots on dark green material, roughly resembling blood on dragon scales. This is fairly dark material and the dull luster hides the color, so they appear dark gray until you look closer and see swirls of red and lime green. Some moons have natural imperfections on the surface, like small holes and pockets. I think they add to the vibe and look like moon caves and valleys! 

I suspect these are not hand carved; when you study the surface closely, there are fine parallel lines similar to what you see with 3D printing, so I presume they are created using 3D carving.

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