{"product_id":"oceanus","title":"Oceanus","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOceanus Hopkins was born somewhere on the open Atlantic in the autumn of 1620 — the only child known, or recorded to have been born aboard the Mayflower. His parents, Elizabeth and Stephen Hopkins, were traveling with their daughter, Damaris and two of Stephen's children from a previous marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the comfort and warmth of his mother's womb, Oceanus would enter into a cold, wet, windy, stinky, crowded space full of sick \u0026amp; dying people.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \"\u003cspan\u003eBehold, I show you a mystery: We shall not all sleep; but we shall all be changed.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOceanus survived the brutal first winter at Plymouth Colony— the winter that took nearly half the colony. He lived long enough to walk along the shore his mother  and father courageously risked their lives (and his) to reach.  He died in 1627, just 7 years young.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e For the ones who came and went too soon — and for those who loved them.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Stones\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis set includes three stones, hand-collected from the shores of Plymouth, Massachusetts — the same shores Oceanus Hopkins' family first stepped onto in the winter of 1620.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you'll find in your set:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA swirling grey-green, white, and rust stone\u003c\/strong\u003e — most likely a chlorite schist or greenschist, a metamorphic rock formed under intense heat and pressure deep within the earth. \u003cem\u003eOr possibly an Ocean Jasper — a rare orbicular stone native to the remote coastal cliffs of Madagascar. Known for its swirling patterns of green, white, and rust, carried by ocean currents across the Atlantic over thousands of years, and by glaciers that once reshaped the coastline. It is not impossible that one found its way here.\u003c\/em\u003e The white zones are quartz that crystallized in ancient fractures; the rust and orange staining is iron oxide. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDense, dark grey-green stones\u003c\/strong\u003e — likely basalt or fine-grained greywacke, the quiet bedrock of the New England shore. Solid. Smooth. Shaped by centuries of wave action.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNone of these stones have been tumbled, dyed, or treated. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 hand-collected Plymouth shore stones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eTotal set weight: approx. 0.3 lbs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"New England Nova","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44898522660909,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/4276\/9453\/files\/011.jpg?v=1777682327","url":"https:\/\/newenglandnova.shop\/products\/oceanus","provider":"New England Nova","version":"1.0","type":"link"}