Jasper Willow Creek in Matrix Natural Rough Pieces 1lb 1.7oz Lapidary Rough

Description

Description
Natural Willow Creek Jasper in Matrix
Lapidary Rough Stones. Nice lapidary or display pieces. Stones average approx. 3" across and the total weight is approx.
1lb 1.7oz.
Shown
wet.
Jasper
, an
aggregate
of microgranular
quartz
and/or
chalcedony
and other mineral phases,
[1]
[2]
is an
opaque
,
[3]
impure variety of
silica
, usually
red
,
yellow
,
brown
or
green
in color; and rarely
blue
. The common red color is due to
iron(III)
inclusions
. The mineral
aggregate
breaks with a smooth surface and is used for ornamentation or as a
gemstone
. It can be highly polished and is used for vases,
seals
, and
snuff boxes
. The
specific gravity
of jasper is typically 2.5 to 2.9.
[4]
A green variety with red spots, known as
heliotrope (bloodstone)
, is one of the traditional
birthstones
for March. Jaspilite is a
banded iron formation
rock that often has distinctive bands of jasper.
Note:
Our photos are taken with a Panasonic DMC-TZ5 Lumix camera under halogen lighting. We do our best to get a true representation of our stones. Sometimes because of enlarging the photo, or because of different settings on individual monitors there are variations in color.
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