Golden Sunstone 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch Argentina Red Creek Jasper is named

Red Creek Jasper is named for the Red River in china where the stone was recently discovered

but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue to green associated with true Turquoise

Its soft chatoyancy is reminscent of the moon's light

created when silica hardens within the fissures of other stones

this stone

Golden Sunstone 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch Argentina Red Creek Jasper is namedSunstone, a variety of Feldspar, is aptly named for its shades of gold, orange, red and brown, as well as its iridescent sparkle. As the stone catches the light, inclusions of Goethite or Hematite refract the light between the layers of the crystal, producing the effect of the stone seeming to shine from within.