Yellow Green Jasper — Yakima River Canyon — The Bold Contrast

This material was a rare find even for the canyon. Yellow, green, gray, and black all in one tiny piece of rough — 2x2x1.5 inches with zero room for error. Janyce and I had to fight for every millimeter to keep all four colors in the finished stone.

We pulled this from the Yakima River Canyon. Fifteen-million-year-old volcanic jasper, dense and stubborn at 7.5 Mohs. When it finally polished out, we had something we weren't quite sure what to do with. The Yakima Canyon Collection →

We had bought a 13-pack of random Chinese zinc/nickel pendant backs to experiment with settings. See The Nickel Back Collection → We tried the stone in each one. The Victorian filigree scrollwork back — the fanciest one in the pack — fit it perfectly. We looked at each other and that was that. Sometimes it just lands right.

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The Stone
Type: Jasper (Volcanic)
Origin: Yakima River Canyon, Washington
Dimensions: 30 x 40 x 11.4 mm
Finish: High Polish
Mohs: 7.5
One of a Kind: Yes

Ready to Wear
Permanently set in a Victorian-style zinc/nickel filigree bezel on a black cord. The setting is fixed — this one isn't coming apart. Want a loose stone instead? Build your own →

— Bob & Janyce, Rockhound Studio, Spokane Valley WA