Polychrome (multi-colored) CHERT flint with great patterns.
This variety of quartz is marketed under various names. Imperial jasper, polychrome jasper...... Strictly speaking, however, this is not jasper at all, but is correctly referred to as CHERT.
CHERT is FIRE STONE and this can also be seen visually. The rough stones are nodules with a weathered rind and a razor-sharp fracture.
This raw material is found in Madagascar.
Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 4 cm Weight: 360 g
Photographed wet .