Jasper

Jasper is from the chalcedony/quartz group. It is an opaque microcrystalline granular variety of quartz that contains up to 20% foreign material. These materials are what determine the color and appearance of the stone. Because of these foreign materials, jasper is rarely uniform in color. It derives its colorful patterns from other minerals present. The gemstone is often named according to its pattern; landscape jaspers are the most popular.  it is usually multicolored, striped, mottled and/or spotted.

 Here are a few of the jaspers that  will make great fall necklaces.

 Brecciated Jasper is an opaque to translucent colored chalcedony whose broken structure resembles that of  brecciated marble. The name for jasper originates from the Greek iapsis for pretty colored stone.

 Picture Jasper is named for the intricate colorations made by clay and iron that can appear to have hidden  imagery like “pictures from the past”

 Ocean Jasper is silicified (transformed into silica) rhyolite flow from the northwest coast of Madagascar. It is reminiscent of foam as it recedes back into the ocean, with its wavy patterns of green-gray, white, cream, beige, brown, pink and marooon. It even sometimes flaunts the iridescent white circles so intrinsic to sea spray. 

Poppy Jasper is a red, pink and black gemstone.  It  is so named because it looks like a bunch of pink and red poppies.

The gem was a favorite in the ancient world, and the name jasper can be traced back in Hebrew, Assyrian, Persian, Greek and Latin. People of the fourth century called it the great "rain-bringer," and it has been thought to strengthen the stomach and cure gynecological troubles. Some also use it to drive away evil spirits and protect against snake and spider bites. It supposedly gives you the courage to speak out and the bravery to achieve personal independence. Jasper is mined in North Africa, Sicily, France, India, Venezuela, Germany, the U.S.A. and many more countries

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