Bumblebee Jasper

The yellow means what yellow means in nature.

The yellow means what yellow means in nature. This is banded calcite and anhydrite laced with native sulfur and arsenic sulfides from a fumarole on Papandayan volcano in West Java, soft enough that a steel pin marks it. Never soak it, and never cut or sand it dry.

Never soak it, never lick it, never sand it dry.

Banded calcite and anhydrite laced with native sulfur and arsenic sulfides, deposited in a fumarole on Papandayan volcano in West Java. Realgar breaks down in light and crumbles to orange powder over years, so keep it in a closed box. Never soak it, never lick it, never sand it dry.

The yellow means what yellow always means in nature.

Calcite and anhydrite laid down in a fumarole on Papandayan in West Java, laced with native sulfur and arsenic sulfides. The yellow means what yellow always means in nature. A steel pin marks it, so never cut it dry and never put it in a water bottle.

Cancer rules the stomach, so take the arsenic personally.

Calcite and anhydrite banded inside a fumarole on Papandayan in West Java, laced with native sulfur and arsenic sulfides. Cancer rules the stomach, so take this personally: nothing in water, nothing near the mouth, nothing cut dry. Left in light it breaks down to orange powder.

The yellow means what yellow means everywhere else in nature.

That yellow is arsenic sulfide and it means what yellow means everywhere else in nature. Banded calcite and anhydrite laced with realgar, orpiment and native sulfur, deposited in a fumarole on Papandayan in West Java. Never wet it, never cut it, never leave it in light.

The yellow means what yellow means everywhere else in nature.

Not a jasper, and not safe to soak. It is banded calcite and anhydrite laced with native sulfur and arsenic sulfides from a fumarole on Papandayan in West Java, soft enough that a steel pin marks it. Dry-wipe only. The yellow means what yellow means everywhere else in nature.

The prettiest stripe in the case is arsenic.

Soft enough that a steel pin marks it, which is the first sign it is not a jasper. Banded calcite and anhydrite laced with native sulfur and arsenic sulfides, from a fumarole on Papandayan volcano in West Java. The prettiest stripe in the case is the one you must never put in water.

The yellow means what yellow means on a wasp.

Banded calcite and anhydrite laced with native sulfur and arsenic sulfides, laid down in a fumarole on the Papandayan volcano in West Java. Realgar is in there, and the yellow means in this rock what yellow means on a wasp. Never soak it, never cut it dry, never drink what it touched.

The yellow means what yellow means everywhere else in nature.

A steel pin marks it, which no real jasper allows. It is banded calcite and anhydrite carrying native sulphur and arsenic sulphides, from a fumarole on Papandayan volcano in West Java. The yellow means what yellow means everywhere else in nature.

The yellow means what yellow always means in nature.

Not a jasper, and not safe. The neon yellow bands are native sulfur and arsenic sulfides laid down in a fumarole on a West Java volcano, soft enough that a copper coin marks them. Never in water, never dry-ground, and the yellow means what yellow always means in nature.

The yellow means what yellow means everywhere else in nature.

Not a jasper: banded calcite and anhydrite laced with native sulfur and arsenic sulfides, laid down in a fumarole on a West Java volcano. The yellow means what yellow means everywhere else in nature. Never soak it and never put it near a drink.

In light the realgar breaks down to orange powder.

Never soak it and never drink anything near it. This is banded calcite and anhydrite laced with native sulfur and arsenic sulfides, laid down in a volcanic vent in West Java, partly soluble and soft. In light the realgar breaks down to orange powder.

Bumblebee Jasper is carried for courage, transformation and boundaries. Not a jasper at all: banded calcite and anhydrite laced with native sulfur and arsenic sulfides, deposited in a fumarole near Papandayan volcano in West Java.. Tradition links it to the solar-plexus, sacral chakra.

Bumblebee Jasper is not faked often, but it is still worth checking. Hardness settles it instantly: real jasper is 6. 5, 7 and scratches glass, bumblebee jasper is 3, 5 and is scratched by a steel knife or even a copper coin in the softer bands.. Often resin-stabilised or sealed to hold it together for carving, which does not remove the arsenic hazard from raw or chipped material.

Contains arsenic sulfides (realgar, and its light-altered form pararealgar; orpiment reported) plus native sulfur. Arsenic. Never make an elixir, never put it in a water bottle, never lick or taste it, never cut, sand or drill it dry, and wash hands after handling raw or damaged pieces. Polished sealed stones are safe to hold; the hazard is dust, ingestion and immersion.