Ocean Jasper Beads makes us think of the beautiful smooth stones that wash up on the beach. Our polished Ocean Jasper come in soft shades of gray, green, blue, cream, black, and tan.  String them together or with agates, turquoise, or jade for jewelry that will remind you of sea and sand.  
 

Ocean Jasper is, indeed, found by the sea. It comes from the northwest coast of Madagascar and can only be collected at low tide.  Though called jasper, it’s a translucent stone, which technically makes it an agate. Agates are translucent while jaspers are opaque. Both are forms of chalcedony, a fine-grained quartz. 
 

Ocean Jasper is an orbicular jasper, meaning that it contains spherical inclusions.  It’s a fairly hard stone—6 ½ - 7 on Mohs’ scale—and can be safely worn in just about any piece of jewelry.

In shades of grays, browns, blacks and whites, our Ocean Jasper nuggets make a beautiful necklace on their own or in combination with other nugget-shaped stones. 
 

Smooth ovals of natural Ocean Jasper look good in any season and lend themselves beautifully to necklaces or bracelets. Add sparkle to them by beading with green or black onyx or smoky quartz.  Or add a bit of flame with carnelian beads.  
 

Each smooth rectangular Ocean Jasper beads are like a miniature painting. String these with agates or set off the blues with darker beads of lapis lazuli.  
These smooth diamonds of Ocean Jasper are spectacular strung in long necklaces. 
Smooth ovals of natural Ocean Jasper jazz up a fall wardrobe.  
These smaller diamond-shaped natural Ocean Jasper beads make lovely earring drops or intriguing bracelets.