Strand of Lenses, Rhyolite (Kabamba), 30 x 25mm

Beautifully veined strands of black-green kabamba jasper!

Size of the Lenses approx. 30 x 25 x 8mm, length of the strand approx. 40cm.

Kabamba jasper is also known as Eldarite, Kabamba jasper, Kambamba jasper, Kambaba or Nebula stone.

The first scientific description of rhyolite was made in 1860 by Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833 - 1905). The name rhyolite is derived from the two Greek words "rhein" (to flow) and "lithos" (stone) and alludes to the volcanic Occurrence. Of various possible spellings, e.g. rhiolite, riolite, ryholite or ryolite, rhyolite has become established in the retail and wholesale trade. Eye jasper is a well-known synonym; the terms quartz porphyry and liparite are obsolete.