Red Jasper Palm Stone Sandalwood a chromium mica

a chromium mica

with the same quiet waxy polish

Each stone supports a unique layer of manifestation

Under ultraviolet light

The light-toned mineral veining that runs through the dark stone naturally accents the engraved rays - the two-tone reading is a natural property of the soapstone

Red Jasper Palm Stone Sandalwood a chromium micaRed jasper an opaque brick red chalcedony coloured through by iron, carved into seals and amulets since the earliest civilisations. Solid and earthy, with the heft of fired clay. From India, a palm stone. It is the opaque cousin of carnelian the same iron coloured chalcedony, but so densely included that no light passes, reading as deep, even terracotta sometimes crossed by darker veining. Its name descends through Latin and Greek from older words