A repost of Jasper info: I have been doing research on Jasper and found this list. Interesting. I know the experienced rock hounds already know all this but I thought other newbies might enjoy seeing this. Agate jasper: Yellow, brown or green blended, grown together with agate. Brecciated Jasper: Jasper in fragments, naturally bonded in a gray material. Egyptian jasper: Strongly yellow and red jasper . Banded jasper: Jasper with layered structures with wide bands. Basanite: Fine-grained black jasper . Blood jasper: Trade name sometimes used for Bloodstone. Hornstone: A very fine grained, gray to brown-red jasper. Scenic jasper: Jasper with patterns resembling a picture or landscape. Biggs Jasper: From Oregon, one of todays most common jasper sources. Bruneau Jasper: From Bruneau Canyon, Idaho, it is prized for its blue skies. Moukaite: Pink to light red jasper, typically cloudy. Plasma: Dark green bloodstone-like, with white or yellow spots. Silex: Yellow and brown-red spotted or striped jasper. Orbicular Jasper: Jasper with orbital concentric rings . Bumblebee Jasper: Yellow jasper from Indonesia. Zebra Jasper: Dark brown jasper with zebra-like streaks of banding. Moss Jasper: Jasper with dense hornblende inclusions resembling moss.
Posted on: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 18:07:52 +0000
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