Jasper
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Oxide
- Crystal system
- Trigonal
- Hardness
- Hard (5.5 to 7.5)
- Colour
- Red, Yellow, Green, Brown
- Lustre
- Glassy, Dull
- Use
- Jewellery
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Jasper is opaque because its quartz is packed with tiny grains of other minerals and clay.
- People have carved jasper into seals, beads and small tools since ancient times.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q201175 · All stones · All entries