Graveyard Point Brecciated Jasper Agate Slab 3.75x2.5" 3/8" 3.169oz Oregon PP-00007
Graveyard Point Brecciated Jasper Agate Slab 3.75x2.5" 3/8" 3.169oz Oregon PP-00007
Graveyard Point Brecciated Jasper Agate Slab — PP-00007
A hand-collected brecciated jasp-agate slab from Graveyard Point, the world-famous plume agate locality straddling the Oregon–Idaho line in the Owyhee high desert. I prospected this piece myself, hauled it home, and slabbed it on my own lapidary equipment.
About this piece
Graveyard Point is best known for its plume agate, but the same diggings produce a range of associated material — and this slab is a great example of one of the more interesting variations: brecciated jasp-agate. "Brecciated" means the stone is made up of angular fragments of one material cemented together by another. In this piece, you're looking at angular clasts of bluish-gray and greenish-gray jasper set in a matrix of yellow, ochre, and rust jasper with chalcedony seams, all bounded by the reddish-brown host rock rind characteristic of Graveyard Point material. The contrast between the cool blue-gray clasts and the warm yellow matrix gives this slab a distinctive look you don't see in typical plume agate from the locality.
This is not plume agate — it's brecciated jasper-agate from the same host rhyolite system, and a legitimate pickup for collectors who specifically want the less common varieties from Graveyard Point.
A note on photos and shipping condition: These photos were taken with saw oil still on the slab, straight off the lapidary saw. The slab will ship to you in that same condition unless you request otherwise in the order notes. The color and pattern you see in the photos are exactly what the stone looks like wet, and exactly what a polished cab or finished face will look like.
Specifications
- Material: Brecciated jasper-agate (jasp-agate breccia)
- Locality: Graveyard Point, Malheur County, Oregon
- Dimensions: 3.75" × 2.5" × 3/8" (≈ 95 × 64 × 9.5 mm)
- Weight: 3.169 oz (≈ 90 g)
- Form: Rough-cut slab, natural edges preserved
- Finish: Sawn faces, unpolished — ships wet with saw oil
For cabbers
A solid 3/8" thick with good working material. The brecciated pattern lends itself to cabs that center a blue-gray clast in the yellow matrix for a natural focal point — a cabber could pull 2–3 interesting compositions from this slab. Standard stability practices apply: inspect with a loupe and stabilize any visible fractures before cutting.
About Plume & Prospect
Plume & Prospect is a one-person operation run by a working prospector in southwest Idaho. I'm a prospector first — chasing gold, minerals, and rough across the Owyhee high desert — and I rockhound everything beautiful I come across along the way. Every single piece in this shop is a specimen I personally gathered in the field, then brought home and worked by hand on my own lapidary equipment. I'm not a reseller. I don't import rough from overseas, I don't buy at shows and flip it, and I don't sell anything I didn't pull out of the ground myself. If it's in the shop, I prospected it, I cut it, and I can tell you exactly where it came from.