Glaucophane Crystal Sphere | Rare Blue Stone Ball Size:L8 Is this genuine Imperial Jasper

Is this genuine Imperial Jasper

Each piece is completely unique — photos show the exact slice you receive

multi-layered character

The olive-green hue comes from iron and other trace impurities within the silica matrix

Glaucophane Crystal Sphere | Rare Blue Stone Ball Size:L8 Is this genuine Imperial JasperGlaucophane is not a stone you see every day. It forms deep in the earth under the intense pressure of subduction zones, where oceanic crust is forced beneath continental plates and transformed by heat and compression into something entirely new. The result is a rare blue metamorphic mineral with a smoky, steel blue color that ranges from pale silvery blue to deep indigo depending on the piece. These spheres are hand polished to bring out the stone's