This exciting new material is imported from Madagascar, and formed on a small island off the coast. Apparently it can only be mined at low tide, otherwise the deposit is submerged. The calling card for this material is all the "eyes", or "orbs", as they are usually called. The other important characteristic is the huge array of colors it comes in. Some of the material is also translucent, so should have properly been called ocean jasp-agate, but the name ocean jasper seems to have stuck at this point. Regardless of what you call it, the best of it is gorgeous material. It comes in sizes large enough to do spheres up to 6" or more.

Some of the specimens pictured here are my own, most of them are taken from eBay auctions and other sites. Many are shown with the blessing of Vaughn Nagel of Serendipity Artistry in NY state.