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 Mokaite jasper is a variety of jasper that has spots and veins of different shades of red, pink, brown, white and yellow. The jasper is considered a chalcedony or opaque microcrystalline quartz that contains other minerals that give it color, such as hematite, the goethite or clay. Jasper is sometimes formed together with the agate, the opal or some fossilized material.
The name of jasper comes from the Greek "iaspis", which means "stained stone". Mokaite is the local name given to this type of jasper from the Windalia Radiolarite sediment in Australia. It gets its name from the place where it was found, at Mooka Station, Australia.
Deposits: Australia.
THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES
The jaspers are stones indicated to energize the body and give it vitality. They are also associated with cleaning, protection and rooting. Depending on the colors that the jasper has, it can have different properties. The Mokaite jasper represents balance and flexibility. Physically, it is said to help strengthen the immune system and purify the blood.
