We first learned of Ocean Jasper in 1999-2000. I found Eugene, and Paul's websites about the new find in study hall while looking up rockhounding for crystals. It inspired me even more to see what I could find, plus start to get lapidary equipment. We purchased at wholesale shows, and online while selling and trading through the years of the original mine. It was announced the last stone was taken off that beach in 2006.

At least 1 of each variety was saved, or is included in some old photos of what sold. 

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 As the years went on there was mostly white base Ocean Jasper in 2013 & 2014 at Tucson with a few random slabs still available. This gave a reference of what became available 2015 through current day. The list below will show the years purchased, and documented photos. There are old stocks similar to new stock both being from Madagascar. The rarest and highest valued are the original old stock #1 quality from the main companies, lapidary, collectors, and workers during the first 6 years. The specific traits were equivalent to the passion of new collectors in current times for specific types of vein 8. The core roots was the love of all the Ocean Jasper from Madagascar, plus the lapidary community, and connection with family, and friends surrounded the stone since the beginning. Join the Original Facebook Group for Ocean Jasper. The title will only say "Ocean Jasper"

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**UPDATE ON THE ENTIRE NEW OCEAN JASPER COMMUNITY 2020-2024**

The original FB Ocean Jasper group "Ocean Jasper" started 2016 by lapidary who sourced #1 quality from Paul & Gene starting in 1999.

Those with over 20 years experience are found there. The original highest graded rough was sourced by those in this group. This was once the only group consisting of a small community of the original Ocean Jasper mine based on the love of lapidary art, and jewelry making. New groups were created in 2023/24 to sell all of the new Chinese sourced orbicular jaspers to hide the information, and truth from inexperienced buyers outside this group. Fully clear by 2020, these same new sellers, and “collectors” lied about types that weren’t the original variety already documented. Many “collectors” by 2020 were caught ripping off people for their originals to include a few examples of the past with all new orbicular variety, to act like everything mined new is from the depleted mine. They act like it’s old stock, popular veins, or claim China saved tons. Original lapidary don’t recognize the traits of the new stone. In 2020 we were asked to confirm a flood of river jasper, and orbicular jaspers never seen before, sold by people who didn’t care about the authenticity of the original mining preservation, due to profits being made. As a result, after 4+ years confirming these accounts. This original group will only be for the lapidary, and jewelry artists to post their examples from 1999-2006, and or those who purchased during the original mining eras with proper identification tracing to sources of the trademark owners to preserve the mining history of each. The group can be viewed by anyone who joins to see the photos, and archived info. This way it separates the end of an era by archiving what was studied, and documented by the lapidary for 24 years. The findings have proven the new controlled market elsewhere isn’t trustworthy, and got worse through 2024 with new buyers losing thousands of dollars on new mined stone thinking it’s the few remaining rare examples. It’s the opposite of what the original community of fellow lapidary, and jewelry makers stood for who collectively built the fame of the original Ocean Jasper mine with their cumulative 50 years experience, and passion in the business. Thank you for your support through the years! If you don’t see it in this group from the original buyers, sources, and lapidary. It’s because it’s all of the new mined. It will be clear who’s buying/selling the new orbicular jaspers, and what they will label it as, when this group was already here since 2016 free for anyone to post in that never had an issue. Until, the arrival of those with new interest in 2020 out to profit on the fame of the original mine by using orbicular jaspers around the world to sell as if it’s the original.

www.threeriversgems.com/oceanjasper First documentation & preservation of #1 quality from The Gemshop Inc. & MM 1st Co. 1999-2006 & vein types that came after. “Old stock” is a stolen term by new sellers that was designated for #1 quality from The Gemshop until 2006 first labeled by Josh Brody. It was meant for the actual pieces saved from the original mining history sailed on the sailboat sourced by the original trademark company, and owner who named Ocean Jasper. If a museum of mining history, and natural science wanted an original authentic saved historic Ocean Jasper, and not just a mock up of getting any orbicular jasper from anywhere. There are only the few original lapidary, and those who bought during the original years as known people in the business that saved what would fit with the history of sailed on the sailboats. These lapidary already existed decades before any of the new online sellers came along, and started labeling everything orbicular as "old stock" that the original lapidary already had been offered as new orbicular jasper rough sourced by China. The entire community had been notified of all these details, yet the new sellers continue to tag, and label "old stock", or vein 1/2 to make the sale. What most new buyers don't want to realize is that their collections are new stock sourced by China that aren't the original, and are ongoing.  It's only an act by those selling all of the new factory items, rather than just being real, and saying it's all of the new mined orbicular jaspers. Old Stock Ocean Jasper was only 1999-2006 stone because that's when the original mine was mined out. People wanting to add in new mined orbicular stone as if it's the original would be from 2013 on. That's all new stock because they're new mining locations elsewhere not of the original mining history of the original mine. People who do this is for novelty sales purposes are a facade. Usually these other locations get a new mine name. It's been reported there are 3 new orbicular mines China gets it from. Unless you've really kept track, you might already see the market is flooded with new orbicular jaspers from all over the world with people claiming it's the original. With the ease of anyone to get a camera phone these days, the market is flooded with anyone who can simply take a photo of a new orbicular jasper, and say it's the original. It's why the new sellers fled elsewhere so their orbicular jaspers couldn't be identified, after they were offended from being informed what they have is new stock. It's just opportunists wanting to rewrite history for sales. Anyone trying to tell the story of Ocean Jasper who started in 2019 buying all 2013, and later stone is all fantasy cosplay fiction at this point. Most have admitted what they bought was 2013 and later, plus wasn't from the original trademarked company.    

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