Deschutes Opal Picture Jasper Slab! Lapidary Stone Slab! Howardite and some of this is

and some of this is from deposits that have not been dug in years

It takes an excellent polish and works into some amazing cabochons

often about the size of a walnut

Brazilian Cheetah Stone is a form of chalcedony agate that is mined in a Brazilian Apatite Crystal mine

this is from Madagascar

Deschutes Opal Picture Jasper Slab! Lapidary Stone Slab! Howardite and some of this isDeschutes Picture Jasper is an old stock Jasper that was mined along the Deschutes River near where it meets the Columbia River. Deschutes Picture Jasper is a rolling hills picture jasper that is directly related to Biggs Picture Jasper and often looks very similar! Deschutes can come in the form of a jasper or a hard opal. It was tapped out years ago, and coming across even a slab can be difficult! It was an old Oregon classic, and few other stones