jaspers

Red-brown quartz varieties

Jaspers is a plural of jasper, an opaque variety of quartz that comes in various colors—red, yellow, brown, green—often with banded or mottled patterns.

Jasper has been used since antiquity for ornamental objects, jewelry, and seals.

She collected jaspers from riverbeds across the Southwest.

gemstone

chalcedony

Translucent microcrystalline silica variety

banded · opaque · semiprecious · agate · carnelian · bloodstone · lapidary · tumbled · beads · inlay

name

proper name

Individual's official identifier

namesake · nickname · jazz · informal · pet name · familiar · personification

slang

fellows

Companions or associates

  • guysPeople, informally addressed
  • chapsProtective riding legwear
  • blokesCasual word for men

dudes · characters · individuals · persons · men · rustics · countrymen · simpletons · yokels

Opposites
optical transparency

jaspersrock crystals

Transparent silica mineral specimens

diamonds · glass · amethysts · citrines · smoky quartz

crystal structure visibility

jaspersrock crystals

Transparent silica mineral specimens

amethysts · geodes · citrines · prismatic crystals

Family

jasper

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G