tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560532330894171192024-03-05T10:58:10.616-08:00All About JasperCarrie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00744357796109618265noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-756053233089417119.post-85446553851857120692009-08-14T07:08:00.000-07:002009-08-14T07:39:20.266-07:00All About Jasper<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Jasper is considered a Chalcedony, although some will put it in the quartz group because of it's grainy structure.</span><br /><br /><p></p><p><i><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Jasper, once known as "spotted stone' by the Greeks is usually grained, flamed or can contain streaks. Streaked or banded Jasper is known by many names such as </span></i><a href="http://www.djbeads.com/products.php?cat=134"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Red Zebra Jasper</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> and </span><a href="http://www.djbeads.com/products.php?cat=133"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Landscape (or Picture Jasper)</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">. Banded Jasper will have layered effect on the stone that is the result of compressing silica rich sediment and volcanic<br />ash. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Some <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Jasper's</span> will also have a circular pattern on them such as </span><a href="http://www.djbeads.com/proddetail.php?prod=0019-CAB2518OV"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Leopardskin Jasper</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">, </span><a href="http://www.djbeads.com/products.php?cat=70"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Kiwi Jasper</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">, which is created when the diffusion begins at the center.</span></p><p><i><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Uniformly colored Jasper is rare but is seen in </span><a href="http://www.djbeads.com/products.php?cat=221"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Red Jasper</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">. Jasper can be grown with agate or opal and there is also fossilized Jasper.</span></i></p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.djbeads.com/products.php?cat=221"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 154px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369828447935298786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63dVLASH15cD8BmcGQaqbVML_mVG1R5pYVedck7f7kT8dEG6TeIoo64HxItbIpi9KZsP3KqJEMurccs7eYkpMsrKReGQn5YUsz1V1afRlVUGMcRhJsq6bFTAiVQZ1OBSJ_sPmuW7ufOg/s400/0033-GM13PC.JPG" /></p></a><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">13 Piece Red Jasper Tapered Set<br /></div></span><p></p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Jasper is created when fillings of crevices occurs and is native to Egypt, Australia, Brazil, India, Canada, Kazakhstan, Madagascar, Russia, Uruguay and the United States.</span><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">You can find Agate Jasper in colors of </span><a href="http://www.djbeads.com/proddetail.php?prod=0045-CAB1410OV"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Yellow</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">, Brown or green blended. </span><a href="http://www.djbeads.com/products.php?cat=260"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Bloodstone</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> is also known as a Jasper which has a dark green background with specks of red in it.</span></p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Some people claim that certain healing powers come with specific Semi-Precious stones. Jasper has claim to healing toenails and Sciatica, while </span><a href="http://www.djbeads.com/products.php?cat=221"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Red Jasper</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> and </span><a href="http://www.djbeads.com/proddetail.php?prod=0045-CAB1410OV"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Yellow Jasper</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> lay claim to curing the Pancreas.</span><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://www.djbeads.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">DJBeads</span>.com</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> offers a wide variety of Jasper stones in both </span><a href="http://www.djbeads.com/categories.php?cat=22"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">semi-precious gemstone bead</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> and </span><a href="http://www.djbeads.com/categories.php?cat=90"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">cabochon</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> form.</span></p>Carrie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00744357796109618265noreply@blogger.com0