jasper

Reddish ornamental stone

Jasper is an opaque variety of quartz, typically red, brown, or yellow, used as a gemstone and in decorative work.

The stone's mottled, earthy appearance has made it popular in jewelry and ornamental objects for millennia.

The ring featured a polished jasper set in silver. (Capitalized Jasper is a given name or place name.)

gemstone

agate

Banded semiprecious stone

carnelian · onyx · opal · amethyst · turquoise · lapis · malachite · obsidian · topaz · garnet

chert

flint

Spark-producing sedimentary rock

arrowheads · scrapers · blades · toolmaking · Paleolithic · Neolithic · prehistoric · artifacts · lithic · fracture

appearance

opaque

Impassable to light

  • veinedMarked with linear channels
  • mottledHaving irregular color patches
  • bandedHaving encircling marks

streaked · patterned · swirled · variegated · layered · marbled · multicolored · earthy · polished · smooth

varieties

red

Primary color, warm

picture · landscape · orbicular · dalmatian · ocean · poppy · leopardskin · rainforest · imperial · bumblebee

mineral

silica

Silicon dioxide compound

iron · oxide · inclusions · hardness · formation · aggregate · microcrystalline · banded · orbicular · picture

jasperware

Wedgwood

British luxury ceramics brand

neoclassical · basalt · medallion · plaques · urns · vases · pottery · blue · white · Staffordshire

Categories
Opposites
optical transparency in gemstones

jasperrock crystal

Colorless transparent quartz

diamond · glass · crystal · chalcedony · agate

gemstone value/preciousness

jasperdiamond

Crystallized carbon gemstone

ruby · emerald · sapphire · precious stones · alexandrite

Family

jaspers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G