{"product_id":"jellybean-jasper-agate-nodule-half-2-25x2-3-252-oz-haystack-butte-oregon-pp-00009","title":"Jellybean Jasper Agate Nodule Half 2.25x2\" 3.252 oz Haystack Butte Oregon PP-00009","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJellybean Jasper Agate Nodule Half — PP-00009\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA hand-collected agate-filled nodule half pulled from the center of a working jellybean jasper pocket at Haystack Butte in the Owyhee high desert of southeast Oregon. I prospected this piece myself in the field, hauled it home, and halved it on my own lapidary equipment to reveal the interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this piece\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis is an uncommon find: an agate-filled vug nodule from directly inside the jellybean jasper host formation. The jellybean jasper at Haystack Butte is a brecciated jasper, and most of what comes out of the ground is solid jasper all the way through — but occasionally the host rock contained open cavities that were later filled by silica-rich fluids, which crystallized into chalcedony and agate. The result is a nodule like this one, where you can see the contact between the translucent agate fill and the jellybean jasper host.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eOn one face you're looking at the freshly cut interior: a rich golden honey agate zone transitioning through pale chalcedony into a dramatic purple-plum zone on the opposite side, with a striking contact area where the orange and black-dendritic jellybean jasper host rock bleeds into the agate fill. The other face preserves the natural nodule exterior with conchoidal fracture surfaces showing the glass-like structure of the agate underneath. Hold it up to a light and the amber and plum zones glow with strong translucency — this material is genuinely high-silica, glass-like, and will take a mirror polish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis piece tells the story of how agate actually forms inside a jasper host rock, and it's a standout specimen for collectors of Owyhee material who want the uncommon variations, not just the typical slab.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA note on photos and shipping condition:\u003c\/strong\u003e These photos were taken with saw oil still on the piece, straight off the lapidary saw. It will ship to you in that same condition unless you request otherwise in the order notes. The color and translucency you see in the photos are exactly what the stone looks like wet, and exactly what a polished face will look like.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eMaterial: Agate-filled nodule with jellybean jasper host contact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eLocality: Haystack Butte, Malheur County, Oregon (pulled from the center of the jellybean jasper formation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eDimensions: 2.25\" × 2\" × 1\/2\" (≈ 57 × 51 × 13 mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eWeight: 3.252 oz (≈ 92 g)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eForm: Halved nodule, one sawn face and one natural face\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eFinish: Sawn face unpolished — ships wet with saw oil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor cabbers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003ePlenty of solid, high-translucency agate material for small-to-medium cabs. The golden honey and plum zones would each make beautiful translucent cabs on their own, and a cab cut across the contact zone capturing the agate-meets-jasper transition would be a one-of-a-kind statement piece. Material is glass-like and should cab and polish without drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWorks beautifully as a standalone display half on a small easel. The halved presentation — one natural face, one polished interior view — is the classic geode\/nodule display format and shows the full story of how this piece formed inside the jellybean jasper host.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Plume \u0026amp; Prospect\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003ePlume \u0026amp; 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plume and Prospect","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53236656865587,"sku":"PP-00009","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0983\/8342\/9939\/files\/2026-04-13_131456.jpg?v=1776108166","url":"https:\/\/plumeandprospect.com\/products\/jellybean-jasper-agate-nodule-half-2-25x2-3-252-oz-haystack-butte-oregon-pp-00009","provider":"Plume and Prospect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}