PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- GROUP Silicates - tectosilicates
- COMPOSITION SiO2
- COLOR Red, yellow, brown and many others
- CRYSTALLINE SYSTEM Hexagonal / trigonal
- CRYSTALLINE HABIT Cryptocrystalline
- HARDNESS 7
- FRACTURE Conchoidal
- EXFOLIATION Null
- GLOSS Vitreous
- STRIP White
- TRANSPARENCY Opaque
- SPECIFIC GRAVITY 2.7
MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The jasper is considered a chalcedony or opaque microcrystalline quartz. It can present different colors depending on its inclusions, and may contain up to 20% of other minerals. Sometimes it is formed together with the agate, the opal or some fossilized material.
The Dalmatian jasper is a variety of white jasper that contains spherical inclusions of a black color.
The name of jasper comes from the Greek "iaspis", which means "stained stone". It is found in hydrothermal veins, in volcanic rocks, and in sedimentary rocks.
Deposits: Brazil.
THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES
The jaspers are stones indicated to energize the body and give it vitality. They are also associated with environmental cleanliness, protection and rooting. They are usually indicated to develop and carry out ideas and projects. Depending on the colors that the jasper has, it may also have specific properties.
The dalmanite jasper represents the balance between dualities, between yin and yang, between light and darkness, between heaven and earth.
