Bumblebee Jasper

Honey bee Jasper is a deceptive name of calcite (calcium cabonate) with considerations of arsenic and manganese oxides with banding and layering which is looks like a honey bee that why it called honey bee Jasper.

 

The inclusions caused by sulfur (yellow), calcium & Aragonite (white), Orpiment & Realgar (orange), and Pyrite (black).

bumblebee Jasper (Calcite)

This mineral was only discovered in the 1990’s  west Java Province, Papandayan Volcano, Indonesia. Since then, this mineral has yet to be discovered anywhere else on Earth and geologists don’t expect to find another deposit of it anytime soon. This is an extremely rare occurrence in nature that simply doesn’t happen and it should be cherished, respected, and valued for the true uniqueness it holds.