A pair of leopard skin jasper wings from Mexico, cut and polished to show the stone's distinctive spotted patterning and mounted on a stand. Leopard skin jasper is a variety of chalcedony quartz; its orbicular "leopard" markings form as mineral-rich solutions crystallise in rings within the rock.
Mineral: Leopard skin jasper (chalcedony, a variety of quartz, SiO₂)
Crystal system: Trigonal
Origin: Mexico
Hardness: 7 on the Mohs scale; durable and easy to handle
Treatment: None
Dimensions: 9 × 0.8 × 6 cm per wing; stand 12.5 cm tall
Weight: 125 g (wings); 90 g (stand)
You'll receive the exact piece photographed.