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Maligano Jasper

Brecciated silicon dioxide

A shattered map re-cemented by silica.

Chakra

Root · Solar Plexus

Element

Earth

Zodiac

Virgo · Capricorn

Maligano Jasper

I. The Metaphysical Reading

How the stone has been held.

Maligano jasper is held as a stone of integration and steady repair. Its brecciated pattern is read as a reminder that broken things can be re-bound into something intricate and stronger than the original.

Chakra
Root · Solar Plexus
Element
Earth
Zodiac
Virgo · Capricorn
Keynote
A shattered map re-cemented by silica.

II. The Scientific Reading

What the lattice actually does.

Maligano jasper is a brecciated chalcedony from the Maligano area of Sulawesi, Indonesia. It formed when older silica-rich rock was fractured and later re-cemented by silica-bearing fluids, trapping angular fragments in a network of fine mineralized veins.

Formula
SiO₂ (with Fe, Mn oxide inclusions)
System
Trigonal (microcrystalline)
Hardness
6.5 – 7 (Mohs)
Provenance
Indonesia (Sulawesi, Maligano region)

References & Sources

Independent mineralogical references used to verify the scientific details above.

Mineral Profile

Fact Sheet

Chemical Formula
SiO₂ (with Fe, Mn oxide inclusions)
Crystal System
Trigonal (microcrystalline)
Mohs Hardness
6.5 – 7 (Mohs)
Density
2.58 – 2.65 g/cm³
Refractive Index
1.530 – 1.540
Provenance
Indonesia (Sulawesi, Maligano region)
Color Origin
Cream, tan and grey brecciated pattern with dark veining

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