Flow patterns of the original material are often easy to see. Many jaspers are know as picture jasper because they contain what appear to be small images of sand dunes, mountains, plains, and even sky. Since the original materials were likely cross bedded sediments, they often contain the structure they mimic.

It is softer than most jaspers and does not take a good final polish. It has nice patterns and some great coloring, but a mat finish is all that can be expected. There are veins of hematite that run through some of it and the hematite will polish to a mirror finish.

These stones were cut form rough purchased on e-bay and are surrounded by black agate.