Polished Large Brecciated Red Jasper Lions Claw Pendant with Gold Cap & Bail - Sold Per Item - From South Africa Self Healed The quality of the Carnelian

The quality of the Carnelian is graded based on color intensity and the contrast of patterns

and other soapstones

The item/s are as shown

and earthy tones

Phantoms and Enhydro are fairly common

Polished Large Brecciated Red Jasper Lions Claw Pendant with Gold Cap & Bail - Sold Per Item - From South Africa Self Healed The quality of the CarnelianPRODUCT DESCRIPTION Beautiful Polished Large Brecciated Red Jasper Lions Claw Pendant with Gold Cap & Bail Brecciated Red Jasper, a member of the Chalcedony Quartz family from the Northern Cape in South Africa and is renowned for its earthy deep red color. Often accented with bands or swirls of white Chalcedony, Quartz, and sometimes Hematite and other Iron minerals, this gemstone showcases a range of patterns. It forms part of the Banded Iron