Mookaite

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Mookaite is a variety of Jasper in colors of red, burgundy, pink, mauve, purple, yellow and white. It takes its name from Mooka Creek, near the Kennedy Ranges of Australia, the onl y region in the world where the stone is found. Mookaite is formed by the ancient skeletal remains of radiolaria, a microscopic protozoa with a silica shell, that were deposited in shallow sea beds. This later combined with additional silica in the groundwater as well as the minerals that give Mookaite its distinctive colors.Beads: Round 4mm - 49 pieces Round 6mm - 32 pieces Round 10mm - 20 pieces Chips 5mm-10mm - 85cm strand Show more