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Semi Precious Stone Jaspers

Jasper is an opaque, impure variety of quartz that is normally red, yellow and brown in color. This mineral breaks with a smooth surface, and is often used mainly for ornamentation or as a gemstone. It could be highly polished and is used for vases, seals, and at one time for snuff boxes. When the colors are in stripes and bands, it is known as striped or banded jasper. Jaspilite is banded iron formation rocks that are often has distinctive bands of jasper. The Egyptian pebble is brownish-yellow jasper.

Historical Facts Of jasper

Hardness: 7

Sign of the Zodiac: Aries, Virgo

Month of the year: October

Popular names: Striped or Banded Jasper

Color: Red, yellow or brown in color

Types of Jasper: Brown jasper, Picture jaspers, Orbicular jasper, Leopard skin Jasper, Poppy Jasper, Opalite Jasper

Occurrence: France, Germany, India, Russia, Venezuela and USA (Arizona, California, Utah and Wyoming)

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