ÿþ<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 97"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Mozilla/4.7 [en] (WinNT; I) [Netscape]"> <title>THE SPHERICAL WORLD</title> </head> <body text="#FFFF00" link="#000FFF" vlink="#FF0000" background="blckmrbl.jpg" <B> <center><font color="#FFFF00"><font size=+4>THE SPHERICAL WORLD</font></font> <br><font color="#FFFF00">A Publication of ATMOSPHERE</font> <br><font color="#FFFF00">THE SOCIETY FOR THE APPRECIATION OF MINERAL SPHERES</font> <br><font color="#FFFF00">Volume&nbsp; 21</font> <br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; <p><u><font face="Arial Black"><font size=+2>JOCKYING FOR JASPER SPHERES</font></font></u></center> <p><font size=+1>They may be ubiquitous, but they are beautiful! Jasper spheres are so common that they are often underappreciated. Nevertheless, if you are sphere collector, they sure can liven up your life! The vast variation in color and pattern is captivating. And they come from everywhere! Here s a global survey of the wonderful world of jasper. And to celebrate this underappreciated stone, Sphere s To You is offering everything in its jasper stock over 1.25 inches for 25% off until Oct. 31. Happy Halloween!</font> <center> <p><b><u><font size=+1>African Jaspers</font></u></b></center> <p><font size=+1>Cherry Orchard</font> <br><font size=+1>Love this one! Stark blood red dots and spots stand out against a dark grey background. Sharp contrast.</font> <p><font size=+1>Orange Breciated Jasper</font> <br><font size=+1>Luminous orange color broken up into pieces that all just seem to fit together.</font> <p><font size=+1>Picture</font> <br><font size=+1>Looks like someone took a black marker to brown sand drawing beautiful designs.</font> <p><font size=+1>Red River</font> <br><font size=+1>One of our faves! A cool crisp river of white quartz running in a luscious sea of fire engine red!</font> <p><font size=+1>Tabu Tabu</font> <br><font size=+1>Red! Red! Red! This looks like a patchwork quilt of striated red on red.</font> <center> <p><b><u><font size=+1>American Jaspers</font></u></b></center> <p><font size=+1>Bigg s Jasper/Oregon</font> <br><font size=+1>This brown pattern jasper is a long time favorite. Every piece is unique.</font> <p><font size=+1>Blue Mountain/Oregon</font> <br><font size=+1>Arresting blue/green color& like a peaceful quiet body of water.</font> <p><font size=+1>Bruneau Jasper/Oregon</font> <br><font size=+1>This elegant stone was found in the 1920s by a rockhounding couple named Kirby, who went on to become known for their large collection of handmade spheres. It is a glassy reddish golden brown material with beige segments often outlined with circular patterns.</font> <p><font size=+1>Burro Creek Jasper/Arizona</font> <br><font size=+1>Lovely lavendar material with different shadings.</font> <p><font size=+1>Green Bog/Oregon</font> <br><font size=+1>Petrified for millions of years in the Oregon bogs& intriguing mix of green, tans and gold.</font> <p><font size=+1>Green Cloud</font> <br><font size=+1>Indeed looks like fluffy golden clouds gathering to protect a field of hunter green.</font> <p><font size=+1>Green River/Oregon</font> <br><font size=+1>Leprechaun green with black tracery.</font> <p><font size=+1>Harquehela Jasper/Arizona</font> <br><font size=+1>Northern Arizona produces this pretty olive green and pink material, which is sometimes almost banded.</font> <p><font size=+1>Indian Blanket Jasper/Wyoming</font> <br><font size=+1>This has lovely pink and lavender markings on a dusty off-white background. Usually the material is a matte finish, not a high polish.</font> <p><font size=+1>MaryEllen Jasper/Minnesota</font> <br><font size=+1>While MaryEllen is called a jasper, it has organic beginnings as a prehistoric microorganism a stromatolite. You can clearly see the footprint of the creatures in the stone. Mary Ellen is generally red or red on black, or a very pretty dark green with beige.</font> <p><font size=+1>Morgan Hill Poppy Jasper/California</font> <br><font size=+1>A prized material that is even more so because the mine is closed. This unique stone features orbs in reds and golds, sometimes against a matrix of the opposite color, sometimes outlined in olive green, sometimes against a sea of quartz.</font> <p><font size=+1>Morrisonite/Oregon &amp; Idaho</font> <br><font size=+1>Morrisonite is a stone that s mined out, but pieces of it occasionally crop up on the market. The dominant color is a rich olive green, with gold or brownish offset and unusual patterning, seldom the same from piece to piece</font> <p><font size=+1>Mushroom/Arizona</font> <br><font size=+1>See through quartz-like  mushrooms on a bright gold and red material.</font> <p><font size=+1>Owyhee Jasper/Oregon</font> <br><font size=+1>Golds, browns, reds& lots of nice earthtones. One variation is  Owyhee Sunset jasper, which truly has the striped beauty of a soft sunset.</font> <p><font size=+1>Polka Dot Mine/Oregon</font> <br><font size=+1>This is fun material. Most of it really does have brown polka dots on a glassy white or bluish surface.</font> <p><font size=+1>Rainbow Ridge/California</font> <br><font size=+1>A line of red threads its way through various shades of golds and blacks.</font> <p><font size=+1>Rocky Butte/Oregon</font> <br><font size=+1>The dominant colors here are in the red/pink/ burgundy range. This can take a nice polish and be very striking.</font> <p><font size=+1>Rojo Verde Jasper/Arizona</font> <br><font size=+1>As its Spanish name implies, this jasper contrasts light red and pale green banding.</font> <p><font size=+1>SpiderWeb Jasper/Idaho</font> <br><font size=+1>Small veining on greenish/ golden spheres that really looks like interlocking spider web markings.</font> <p><font size=+1>Stone Canyon/San Miguel, CA</font> <br><font size=+1>The predominant color in Stone Canyon is a golden yellow, but it can be found in combination with green, with blue, or with reds. This lovely stone looks breciated, but combines color in a fascinating way almost as if it was a puzzle.</font> <p><font size=+1>Succor Creek/Oregon</font> <br><font size=+1>Blue/green matrix contrasts with a yellow/gold pattern, mostly circular. These pieces often look like a bird s eye view of the earth. We think Succor Creek is often overlooked.</font> <p><font size=+1>Velvadee/Oregon</font> <br><font size=+1>A nice mix of red and cream.</font> <p><font size=+1>Willow Creek Jasper/ Oregon</font> <br><font size=+1>A similar look with peachier coloring, Willow Creek is more prevalent today than Bruneau, which is seldom found in anything larger than 1.5 inches.</font> <center> <p><b><u><font size=+1>Australia</font></u></b></center> <p><font size=+1>Brick and Mortar</font> <br><font size=+1>Dark rust red veins snaking through cream  mortar. </font> <p><font size=+1>Maramamba</font> <br><font size=+1>This is big gobs of tiger eye offset by red jasper, olive green jasper and golden jasper& a stunning mix!</font> <p><font size=+1>Rain Forest</font> <br><font size=+1>Jungle green jasper with little windows of peach and blue quartz. A unique and fun stone!</font> <p><font size=+1>Red Flame</font> <br><font size=+1>Deep red swirls of  flame against a cream background.</font> <p><font size=+1>Silver Leaf</font> <br><font size=+1>Silvers matched against white quartz shadow colors..moody!</font> <center> <p><b><u><font size=+1>Brazil</font></u></b></center> <p><font size=+1>Autumn</font> <br><font size=+1>Oozing the striped colors of a South American summer& Reds, golds, browns  tinged with pink.</font> <p><font size=+1>EarthToned</font> <br><font size=+1>This is really different Dark red, brown, gold, cream in bold markings.</font> <p><font size=+1>Green Pattern</font> <br><font size=+1>Cool geometric patterns of rich green&nbsp; and offwhite circles, dots, squiggles.</font> <p><font size=+1>Peach Bull s Eye</font> <br><font size=+1>Lucious creamy peach body with a dollop of white on the top& in circular pattern</font> <p><font size=+1>Red Geometric</font> <br><font size=+1>Rust red lines running rampant against an offwhite background</font> <center> <p><b><u><font size=+1>China</font></u></b></center> <p><font size=+1>Peach Banded/Gobi Desert</font> <br><font size=+1>Beautiful perfect banding in various shades of peach. A cool sphere from a hot region.</font> <center> <p><b><u><font size=+1>Madagascar</font></u></b></center> <p><font size=+1>Kambaba</font> <br><font size=+1>A relatively new find& Deep green with black outlined  eyes that stare back.</font> <p><font size=+1>Ocean Jasper</font> <br><font size=+1>What can we say about this except it was the jasper find of the century! Every color of the rainbow was represented in stone with a huge variation in pattern, dominated mostly by orbs of every different size against backgrounds ranging from white to dark hunter green, peach to pink to red to mustard yellow. Uniquely colored druzy pockets sitting amidst a riot of color. The sad part is that this mine is now closing because that last of the good material is now gone, though much rough still abounds in dealer s stock, but it is not the quality of the earliest spheres. Grab it while you can!</font> <p><font size=+1>Ocean Wave</font> <br><font size=+1>Very pretty variation of Ocean Jasper that features only waves or striations of pink, blue and green. Often overlooked.</font> <p><font size=+1>Polychrome</font> <br><font size=+1>This is a beautiful, classy jasper that marries earthy colors in an almost etheric blend some have landscape formations, others circular or with swirls& peach, rustic greens, greys, pinks, oranges and golds predominate. Polychrome means multiple colors!</font> <center> <p><b><u><font size=+1>Mexico</font></u></b></center> <p><font size=+1>Easter Egg Jasper</font> <br><font size=+1>A calcite/aragonite mix, so named because it looks pretty and sweet with multiple rings of glistening red/peach/pink calcite</font> <p><font size=+1>Dalmation Jasper</font> <br><font size=+1>Cream with black spots. Yes, indeed it looks just like that firedog in the old pictures.</font> <p><font size=+1>Imperial Jasper</font> <br><font size=+1>A dreamy mix of greens, pinks and reds in luscious patterns that just draw you in. Glassy polish.</font> <p><font size=+1>Leopard Skin Jasper</font> <br><font size=+1>Actually looks more snakey, than leopard with browns, tans and beiges and once in awhile peach</font> <p><font size=+1>Purple Jasper</font> <br><font size=+1>Lavendar and purple shades of loveliness.</font> <p><font size=+1>Vaquilla Jasper</font> <br><font size=+1>Beautiful mixed patterns of reds and golds almost like a moss agate</font> <center> <p><b><u><font size=+1>India</font></u></b></center> <p><font size=+1>Green Tree</font> <br><font size=+1>A white stone that looks like little dendrites of dark green running hither and yon.</font> <p><font size=+1>King Cobra</font> <br><font size=+1>Long a favorite, but you see less of it today than 10 years ago..Gold and cream orbs either space out for defined  eyes or cramp together in a riotous fashion.&nbsp; On rare occasions you might find one all in a pinky peach!</font> <center> <p><b><u><font size=+1>Philippines</font></u></b></center> <p><font size=+1>Baguaia Stone</font> <br><font size=+1>A deep rich green stone defined with even darker green markings, considered of metaphysical value.</font> <p><font size=+1>Red Poppy</font> <br><font size=+1>A nice orange red/poppy jasper with very distinct orbs against a white background.</font> <center> <p><b><u><font size=+1>South America</font></u></b></center> <p><font size=+1>Peruvian Orange</font> <br><font size=+1>Plain rich golden orange& Nothing fancy, just in-your-face bright!</font> <br><font size=+1>******************************************************************************************************</font> <br>&nbsp; <blockquote> <center><b><font color="#FF0000"><font size=+3><a href="../Sshoppe/JASDOMES.htm">JASPER SALE!!!!!!!!</a></font></font></b> <br><b><font color="#FF0000"><font size=+3><a href="../Sshoppe/JASDOMES.htm">CLICK HERE TO GO TO JASPER FOR THE 25% OFF SALE!</a></font></font></b></center> </blockquote> <p><br>______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ <br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; <br> <center> <p><font face="BankGothic Md BT"><font size=+3>Sphere buyers tell us why they buy& </font></font></center> <p><font size=+1>You might be surprised by some of the many reasons that our customers buy spheres. Sure there are the collectors and the healers, who are the vast majority, but we get inquiries from many different creative and scientific people. Our first  unusual approach came from a military scientist who wanted glass spheres for use in an underwater experiment. We frequently provide spheres to artists, including those developing 3-D renderings of the solar system, or sculptors who need a sphere to complete their vision for example a mermaid standing over a pool holding a giant  black pearl. Occasionally we hear from carpenters or builders looking to top off staircase railings with beautiful marble or onyx spheres. Board game players will sometimes wish to upgrade their pieces with higher quality spheres and we fill those orders. Naturally we get people requesting spheres for fountains and other water displays. We have a customer who uses spheres in mobiles and hanging artworks. One person ordered a sphere for a Hindu temple that is being built in Hawaii with materials imported piece-by-piece from India and housing a world-famous large and powerful crystal at its heart.</font> <p><font size=+1>Our marble buyers are often seeking spheres to put in into jewelry, such as pendant cages or rings with places for interchangeable tiny spheres. We also fill requests from grandfathers wishing to teach their grandchildren the grand old game of marbles played with  aggies. </font> <br><font size=+1>Our healer clientele use spheres for many different purposes. Some use them for laying on, around or holding above individuals they are treating. Some hold marbles in their hands at night to intensify their dreams and magnify their intentions. There is very popular application of scrying (crystal gazing). Other energy workers use different minerals in sphere form as components for energy-harnessing and directing devices.</font> <p><font size=+1>Spheres To You is also a handy international gift-giving center. Reports Marcela who managed our sales office for several years:&nbsp;  I met my good friend, Jo, in Australia, when she ordered a sphere gift to be selected and sent to a friend in Los Angeles, and there are others internationally that have done similar international gift-sending. </font> <p><font size=+1>So you see& the reasons are endless. Please feel free to add your own!</font> <br>&nbsp; <p>OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO <br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; <br> <center> <p><b><font face="Courier New Greek"><font color="#3366FF"><font size=+3><a href="../Sshoppe/marb2.html">MARBLE MANIA& </a></font></font></font></b> <p><b><font face="Courier New Greek"><font color="#3366FF"><a href="../Sshoppe/marb2.html">BUY 3 UNDER $20 EACH AND GET ONE FREE!!!</a></font></font></b> <br><b><font face="Courier New Greek"><font color="#3366FF"><a href="../Sshoppe/marb2.html">BUY FIVE FROM $30 TO $50 AND GET ONE FREE!!!</a></font></font></b></center> <p>________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ <br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; <br> <br> <center> <p><b><u><font face="Calisto MT"><font size=+3>Included Quartz</font></font></u></b></center> <p><font size=+1>It s so much fun to open a gift and see something you didn t expect. That s the beauty of included quartz! Beside the loveliness of the quartz itself, there s a little surprise inside!</font> <p><font size=+1>And while most of us are familiar with the fabulous rutilated quartz with red, gold, white, platinum, silver and iridescent rutiles as well as black tourmalinated quartz--there are so many other interesting inclusions!</font> <p><font size=+1>Among our favorites are  layer inclusions or phantoms that let you look through multiple planes.&nbsp; Sometimes these are manifested with green chloride inclusions. If you are real  lucky you might find one with a pyramid! Or even a rhomoboid.</font> <p><font size=+1>We love intersecting planes, too!</font> <p><font size=+1>Sand and mud patterns can be interesting& Sometimes wavy planes or circles or a combination of both!</font> <p><font size=+1>Have you ever seen a water bubble in a quartz sphere? These can be static or they may actually float in tiny caverns.</font> <p><font size=+1>Very cool spheres are those with  floaters, small crystals inside the crystalline sphere. These can be especially nice when they are doubly terminated or cubed. Some simply have multiple crystal points floating in them.</font> <p><font size=+1>Other interesting inclusions include landscapes, metallic  mountains, other minerals (apatite crystals or reflective hematite, for instance), crusted rutiles, or other organic elements that add a small bright orange or yellow  cloud. </font> <p><font size=+1>So if you re someone who thinks that good things come in small packages, check out our included quartz!</font> <p>OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO <p><font face="Arial Black"><font size=+2>DENVER REPORT</font></font> <p><font size=+1>New materials are getting harder to find at mineral shows, but we still manage to unearth some treasures.</font> <br><font size=+1>Here are the find at Denver this year:</font> <br><font size=+1>o Brilliant Orange Irridescent Rutile in Quartz</font> <br><font size=+1>o Fabulous Turquoise Blue Druzy Chrysocolla on Stark Brown Matrix</font> <br><font size=+1>o Stunning Amber Citrine with Fiery Rainbows</font> <br><font size=+1>o Nepalese Blue Sapphire Crystals in Black and White Matrix</font> <br><font size=+1>o Narsarsukite a Russian mineral which looks like gold cubes on dark green matrix</font> <br><font size=+1>o Red Crystal Willemite in Matrix</font> <br><font size=+1>o Sengelite Fossilized Blue/Green Algae</font> <br><font size=+1>o Quartz with a Moving Water Bubble</font> <br><font size=+1>o Sparkly Garnet and Biotite Half and Half Split in Middle</font> <br><font size=+1>o Staurolite Brown Star on Cream Matrix</font> <br><font size=+1>o Pink and Green Striped  Mountain in Quartz</font> <br><font size=+1>o Chrysocolla with Metallic Copper Flecking</font> <br><font size=+1>o Wonderful New Oregon Opals</font> <br><font size=+1>o Yellow or Blued Celled Dino Bones</font> <br><font size=+1>o Andes Jade with Orange Garnet Crystals</font> <br><font size=+1>o More of that Incredible Fiery Grade A Red Sphalerite</font> <p><font size=+1>________________________________________________________________________________________________</font> <center> <p><b><u><font face="WP MultinationalB Helve"><font size=+2>Worldly Wonders</font></font></u></b> <p><font size=+1>If you re a global thinker, than you ll want your very image of Earth!</font> <p><font size=+1>Here are a few ways that&nbsp; artists have rendered the globe& </font> <p><font size=+1>*Inlaid with minerals, including lapis, jade, turquoise and agate.</font> <br><font size=+1>*Etched crystal resting in an iridescent cube base</font> <br><font size=+1>*Royal blue and sky blue glass with metallic gold continents</font> <br><font size=+1>*Carved in glassy black obsidian</font> <p><font size=+1>You can find these on our website by clicking on the box in the lower right corner on the grid.</font></center> <p><br> <br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; <table BORDER COLS=1 WIDTH="100%" > <tr> <td><font size=+4>MORE RED SPHALERITE MARBLES HAVE ARRIVED FROM SPAIN& TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!</font></td> </tr> </table> <p>OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO <br>&nbsp;Looking for a Bargain? Go to our Specials Page and you ll find lots of NEW marked down items! Also check the Consignment Pages& New Spheres on Hand! <br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; <p>THE SPHERICAL WORLD <br>Editor:&nbsp; Jackie Lapin <br>Published By: <br>Sphere s To You <br>&nbsp;PO Box 1270 <br>Agoura Hills, CA 9l376 <br>Phone: (8l8) 991-5143 <br>FAX: (8l8) 707-3543 <br>E-mail address: <br>Spheres@spherestoyou.com <br>&nbsp; <p><br> <center> <p>&nbsp;<u><font size=+1>**Visit Us at Spheres To You**</font></u> <br><u><font size=+1>As always, we will continue to welcome folks to the showroom by appointment. Please call (818) 991-5143 or email spheres@spherestyou.com. Or go to the website to see our selection and order: www.spherestoyou.com.</font></u></center> <p><br> <br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; <center><table BORDER COLS=1 WIDTH="100%" > <tr> <td> <center><font size=+1>MARTIN ZINN EXPOSITIONS LLC</font> <br><font size=+1>Mineral Fossil Shows&nbsp;</font> <br><font size=+1>2006-7 Show Schedule</font> <p><font size=+1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; West Coast Gem &amp; Mineral Show (Fall), November 10 12, 2006, Costa Mesa, CA</font> <p><font size=+1>&nbsp;&nbsp; Arizona Mineral &amp; Fossil Show, January 27 February 10, 2007, Tucson, AZ</font> <p><font size=+1>&nbsp;&nbsp; Colorado Mineral &amp; Fossil Show (Spring), April 27 29, 2007, Denver, CO</font> <p><font size=+1>&nbsp; West Coast Gem &amp; Mineral Show (Spring), May 18 20, 2007, Costa Mesa, CA</font> <p><font size=+1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; East Coast Gem, Mineral &amp; Fossil Show, August 10 12, 2007, West Springfield, MA</font></center> </td> </tr> </table></center> <center> <p><img SRC="06wcfall-jlapinsmaller.jpg" height=525 width=700></center> <p><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <p><font color="#FFFF00">.</font> <br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; </body> </html>