JASPER

MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS

The jasper is an opaque variety of microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony). 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. Jasper takes different names depending on the colors it has, the best known are red jasper, the green jasper, the irai jasper, the Dalmatian jasper, the leopard jasper, the mokaite jasper, the ocean jasper, the < a href="https://vivescortaimport.com/mineral-dictionary/minerals/orbicular-jasper/index.php" target="_blank">orbicular jasper , the paisina jasper, the picasso jasper, the polychrome jasper and the blood 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: Czech Republic, Madagascar, Africa, Belgium, Peru, United States, Russia, Portugal and Brazil.

THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES

The jaspers are stones indicated to energize the body and provide it with strength and vitality. They are also associated with cleaning, protection and rooting. They are usually indicated to develop and carry out ideas and projects. Depending on the color and type of jasper, it will have specific properties.