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. Sometimes it is formed together with the agate, the opal or some fossilized material. It is found in hydrothermal veins, in volcanic rocks, and in sedimentary rocks.
The ocean jasper is a variety of jasper that due to the inclusions of other minerals can have different colors (green, brown, red, pink, white, yellow) .
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: Czech Republic, Madagascar, Africa, Belgium, Peru, United States, Russia, Portugal and 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.
The ocean jasper is a multicolored stone that connects with joy and promotes expansion and relaxation. Helps dissolve sadness and negative moods. It is a stone associated with the heart chakra, with a gentle and loving action, also harmonizing and energizing the 1st chakra and the solar plexus. It is especially suitable for children.
