Over 2.4 billion years ago, microscopic cyanobacteria transformed Earth’s atmosphere in an event now known as the Great Oxidation Event. By releasing oxygen through photosynthesis, they reshaped oceans, atmosphere, and minerals—paving the way for complex life. This cataclysmic change began quietly, one bubble of oxygen at a time.
Stromatolites are layered fossil structures built by ancient cyanobacteria—the planet’s first oxygen-producing organisms. Found in rocks over 3 billion years old, these “living fossils” reveal how microscopic algae shaped Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, and continents. Each polished specimen, like Kambaba Jasper, holds a story of evolution written in stone.
Kambaba Jasper, often called Crocodile Jasper, is an ancient fossilized stromatolite from Madagascar and South Africa. Formed over two billion years ago from prehistoric algae mats, its swirling green and black patterns preserve the record of Earth’s earliest life—uniting geology, paleontology, and art in one mesmerizing stone.
Ocean Jasper, found along Madagascar’s remote northwest coast, is a multicolored orbicular stone formed in ancient rhyolitic lava flows now touched by the sea. Its patterns of green, gold, pink, and white echo ocean tides—each orb a bubble of volcanic gas frozen in quartz, symbolizing harmony, rhythm, and the cycle of renewal.
Cherry Creek Jasper, mined in China’s Gobi Desert region, is a rhyolitic jasper famed for its bold network of crimson, gold, and green veins. Born from ancient volcanic flows later infused with iron-rich silica, it reveals nature’s geometry—strength, stability, and color forged by heat, pressure, and time.
