Kambaba Jasper Crystal Guide: meaning, origin & properties
Learn what Kambaba Jasper is, where ours comes from, traditional associations across cultures, and how to identify a real specimen, in our complete Kambaba Jasper Crystal Guide.
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absolutely gorgeous pieces. the stones and crystals are always carefully chosen and the team is generous on how many are given. i would recommend to anyone.
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These are A-grade Kambaba Jasper raw stones from Bongolava, Madagascar, sold by the piece or by the pound. The dark green rock is a stromatolite, its circular black rings left by ancient fossilized algae mats. Each piece runs 1-2 inches at Mohs 6-7, sourced through a community partnership. A favorite stress relief stone for meditation spaces.
Kambaba jasper is dark green with rings and eyes of black that look almost like alien patterns. It's actually a fossilized stromatolite, formed by some of the earliest life on earth more than three billion years ago.
Kambaba jasper is actually a fossilized stromatolite, formed by ancient blue-green algae over three billion years ago.
Our raw pieces are sourced from Bongolava, Madagascar.
Those who work with kambaba jasper often turn to it for staying connected to your body and the moment, quiet, steady calm, and working through difficult feelings at your own pace. It's traditionally linked to the heart and root chakras. If that resonates, hold one over your chest for a few breaths when you need to soften. How you use it is up to you.
These are traditional associations drawn from historical practice. This stone is not a substitute for medical or mental health care.
Offered as a starting point for your own practice.
Kambaba Jasper sits at 6-7 on the Mohs scale, about as hard as glass, so it handles daily use but will scratch against harder stones. Keep chemical cleaners away from it; they can etch the surface.
Natural kambaba jasper from Bongolava, Madagascar. Untreated.
You'll receive pieces from the same batch photographed, weighed to the amount you choose. Every piece passes our quality control and meets or exceeds what you see in the photos. Single specimens are listed separately and say so.
Each piece measures 1 to 2 inch on its longest side and weighs 10 to 30 grams. About 16 to 24 pieces per pound at this size, and each option shows its piece count.
Grades reflect visual quality within a batch. A is standard, with typical inclusions. AA shows stronger color, cleaner surfaces and tighter sizing. AAA is the top 10 to 15 percent of a batch. Every lot is inspected and graded by our team in Rockville, Maryland, not taken on the supplier’s word.
This batch is from Bongolava, Madagascar. It came to us through a community partnership, one of the sourcing models we publish and stand behind.
Every lot is inspected and graded by our expert team before it is listed, not taken on the supplier's word. A on this listing means stronger color, cleaner surfaces and tighter sizing than the batch average. Pieces that miss the mark never reach the shop.
How We GradeSourced through a regional cooperative or community-based workshop. Processing and economic benefit stay local, which means more of the value reaches the people doing the work. We say what we know and where our tracing stops.
Our Sourcing StandardsEverything we sell is natural in origin: never synthetic, never dyed, never coated. Where a stone has been heated, irradiated or stabilized, which is common in the trade for some species, we say so on the listing. If a piece is not as described, return it within 90 days of delivery.
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