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 orbicular jasper is a variety of jasper that contains spherical inclusions of different colors. This type of jasper can receive various names depending on its shapes and colors, such as leopard jasper, the ocean jasper, the polychrome jasper or the unakite jasper.
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: Indonesia, Madagascar, United States, Brazil, India and Russia.
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. It is usually indicated to develop and carry out ideas and projects. Depending on its colors, jasper can have different properties. The orbicular jasper represents harmony and fluidity.
