Leopard Skin Jasper Meaning, Metaphysical Energy & Geology

A spotted sphere sourced from China, examined beneath its “Leopard Skin Jasper” trade name.

What the report found: A silica-rich material (83.5 wt.% SiO₂) with notable aluminum and potassium, consistent with a more complex volcanic-derived rock than a uniform silica mass.

The laboratory proposes that the material may have formed from felsic volcanic ash, later solidified through interaction with water and liberated silica. It describes a possible larger clast with feldspar-like crystals and notes rubidium consistent with potassium-rich minerals. These origin details are interpretations, while the reported elemental composition is the direct measurement.

China is the supplied locality for this sphere; the analysis itself does not independently establish geographic source.

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                                                  Analytical Result Report

Sample id: 9255 (leopard skin jasper sphere)
Submitted by: K. Bitner
Date submitted: Jan. 15, 2021.
Date completed: Jan. 29, 2021.
Operating conditions: JEOL JSM-6400 operated at 25 kV acceleration potential, 15 mm working distance, 15 degrees
sample tilt, coated with 250 Å carbon. Using the X-ray fluorescence attachment with 35kv potental in conjunction with
the EDS system.




Fig. 1: Photograph of the specimen, approximately 62 mm diameter.




Fig. 2: Petrographic images of a grain of the specimen in 1.700 refractive index oil. Left: plane polarzied light, right:
crossed Nichols. 750 microns field of view.
Table 1: Compositions of the specimen (In weight percent)

 element
 Silicon dioxide            83.5
 Aluminum oxide             9.89
 Calcium oxide              0.22
 Potassium oxide            4.11
 Iron oxide                 0.63
 Titanium oxide             0.04
 Manganese oxide            0.04
 Rubidium oxide             0.05
 Zirconium oxide            0.01


Summary of findings: This is an interesting specimen (Fig. 1) which documents its history well. One may think that such
material would essentially be silicon oxide, but it contains a lot of aluminum and potassium oxide. This suggests an
origin from a felsic volcanic eruption, possibly from an ashfall. The right image in Fig. 1 shows near the top a brownish
round mass with white particles in it, this looks like a larger clast with feldspar crystals! After deposition and interaction
with water, silica was liberated which caused it to become solid. Also, interesting to note is the elevated presence of
rubidium which substitutes for potassium in potassium feldspars and micas. This is consistent with an origin from a
felsic melt, rhyolitic or andesitic for example. Th




Date: January 29, 2021                         Signature