{"product_id":"kambaba-jasper-tower-green-stromatolite-crystal-obelisk-polished-fossil-algae-point","title":"Kambaba Jasper Tower, Green Stromatolite Crystal Obelisk, Polished Fossil Algae Point","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome stones are pretty. This one is old enough to be a record of the first life on earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKambaba Jasper is not really a jasper at all. It is a stromatolite, the fossilized remains of colonies of algae that were quietly making the oxygen we breathe roughly three billion years ago. Those dark rings and swirling eyes are not patterning in the usual sense. They are the cross sections of ancient mats of cyanobacteria, layer built on layer, pressed into stone and then cut and polished into this tower. Every circle is where something once grew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeld in the hand it reads deep forest green with almost black passages, and the polish brings up a soft sheen that shifts as you turn it. The orbs range from tight little coins to loose drifting shapes, and no two faces of this piece look the same. Set it where the light rakes across it and the whole surface comes alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStone: Kambaba Jasper, a polished stromatolite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShape: Six sided tower with a faceted point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: Approximately 6 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 1 lb 5.1 oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChakra: Root and Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Madagascar, the usual source for this material\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eKambaba is a grounding stone above all else, and crystal workers reach for it when life has gone loud and scattered. It carries the patience of something that has been here since before there were plants, before there were animals, before there was anything at all to witness it. Where other green stones open the heart quickly, this one does it slowly, the way soil does. It is the stone people keep on a desk through a long project, or beside a bed through a hard season, or in a room where difficult conversations happen. Its rhythm is geological. It does not hurry, and it quietly asks you not to either.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is an old association with fertility and new growth, which makes sense for a stone that is literally made of the oldest life we have found. Some keep it near plants. Some keep it near the place they do their work. It sits comfortably in a home that is trying to grow something, whatever that something happens to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a natural stone, not a factory product. You will find small surface textures, tiny pits where the ancient layers meet, and variation in polish across the faces. That is not a flaw. That is three billion years doing its thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will receive the exact piece shown in these photos. This is a one of a kind specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause natural minerals are delicate and can be damaged by the stress of shipping, we are unable to accept returns. If your item arrives damaged, please contact us within 48 hours with photos and we will make it right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShips carefully wrapped and cushioned from Cypress, TX\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gems \u0026 Stems","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44100369416270,"sku":"KJ-TW-01","price":77.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/5666\/5166\/files\/01-lifestyle.png?v=1785536181","url":"https:\/\/shopgemsandstems.com\/products\/kambaba-jasper-tower-green-stromatolite-crystal-obelisk-polished-fossil-algae-point","provider":"Gems \u0026 Stems","version":"1.0","type":"link"}