Mookaite jasper is a stunning and unique gemstone found in Western Australia. It's known for its vibrant and swirling patterns of colors, often including red, yellow, orange, pink, purple, and cream.
My partner bought me a tumbled Mookaite for Valentine's Day 🥰
I'm not someone who really cares for big gestures or presents (and Valentine's Day nowadays is rather commercial anyways). But we're currently on a gap year together and based in Australia for a couple of weeks, so this rock, only found here, is such a meaningful wee present.
(My partner isn't even really keen on jasper either!)
Happy New Year!!!!!! Time to reveal another Fandom I Like!! Ironically I’ve never played TF2, but boy do I just love those Mercs! And I love doing crossovers sooooooo have one I’ve had stewing since April 2021!
The Sniper was one of a large group of gems commissioned for Yellow Diamond, but his Skinny status was mocked by his fellow Mookaites. However, when deployed on Earth, he was one of the only survivors, his beefy fellow gems were Poofed and bubbled almost immediately. Sniper sensibly surrendered, and was then recruited by Bismuth. Eventually sent on a space mission, he and two compatriots were spared the Final Attack of the Diamonds, and all decided to go back to the Gempire undercover, in an attempt to destabilize the corrupt government. Sniper, acting as a bodyguard to a low-ranking Sapphire, heard of the capture of a Lapis Lazuli, and realized that there were still living Gems on Earth. Gathering his old crew and some new friends, and with the help of said Sapphire’s Pearl, they set off to Earth once more - to stop the Jasper, save the Lapis, and be free Gems again.
Project from... *checks* back in 2016, damn. The Airbending symbol used to be painted in with a more orange colour because my "yellow" glow powder was full of lies (it glowed way too green), and the orange at least glowed closer to yellow. I redid the fill once I got my hands on some decent yellow glow powder.
Airbending symbol is engraved in mookaite.
Firebending symbol is engraved in carnelian.
Waterbending symbol is engraved in blue quartz.
Earthbending symbol is engraved in serpentine.
Hand-engraved using a Dremel and round diamond burrs. Engraved lines painted in with glow powder mixed into clear porcelain varnish.
More photos of them under the cut.
Individual shots, daylight:
Under UV light (had to make some adjustments to the photo of the Airbending symbol because my tablet's camera kept wanting to skew it way more green than it looks IRL):
In the dark after charging (and again with some colour adjustments made to the Airbending symbol and also the Firebending symbol this time, because tablet camera kinda sucks in the dark):
I got the cube and the pyramid from a mystery bag and the tumble was a gift :)
I honestly had no idea that mookaite was a jasper until recently but it makes sense. Japsers tend not to be my favorites but I do like mookaite's warm colouration and these pieces have really grown on me. They all have a distinct uniqueness!
Petrified Peanut 🥜 Wood🪵 !!!!!!!🤯 These insanely rare pieces have a fun story behind them. This material has been mined out for many years and comes out of Western Australia. However we lucked out and got them because a drum of rough was found, lost in a warehouse! These formed during the Cretaceous period when Driftwood of Auracaria (similar to Redwoods) would float into the sea and tiny clam larvae would eat into the wood, thus creating the designs you see. The white you see is actually lithified Mookaite! - Come join in the fun this Saturdat & Sunday at 4pm MST as we show many rare and old stock specimens. - All claims won, help raise money for the cats of @gothamcritters to find furever homes. This is being managed by @blind_as_luck @inmarysmemory and is a big task. Please give her a follow 💗 - - - #petrifiedwood #petrifiedpeanutwood #peanut #wood #chalcedony #mookaite #palmstone #livecrystalsale #crystalcommunity #crystalenergy #spots #crystalart #ancienthistory #crystalsofig #patterns #shareyourheart #handsofspirit (at Hands of Spirit Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfu2LW9uFUb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
a little pop-up offering i did outside today, impulsively wanting to go out to enjoy the weather. featuring my favorite rock of all time, my snowflake obsidian, and my newest rock, mookaite!
(it’s off center, i almost fixed it but Loki said “LEAVE IT” 🤧 sheesh okay. but go off my Lord)