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Jasper
Gyöngyöstarján, Mátra Mts., Heves Co., Hungary
© Tamás Ungvári 2005
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A variety of
Quartz
A dense, opaque, microcrystalline variety of quartz, usually red, brown or yellow and coloured by oxides of iron. It is used as a decorative stone.
The term is also used for other silicified rocks or decorative stones (in particular varieties of rhyolite are often termed Jasper).
Classification of Jasper
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Other Names for Jasper
Synonyms:
Imperial Jasper
Jasperite
Kinradite
Vabanite
Other Languages:
Azeri:
Yəşəm
Czech:
Jaspis
Dutch:
Jaspis
Esperanto:
Jaspo
French:
Jaspe
Agate Cornaline
Agate terreuse
German:
Jaspis
Achatjaspis
Hebrew:
ישפה
Italian:
Diaspro
Japanese:
碧玉
Latin:
Iaspis
Latvian:
Jašma
Lithuanian:
Jaspis
Nahuatl:
Tecpacuihcuilli
Polish:
Jaspis
Portuguese:
Jaspe
Romanian:
Jasp
Russian:
Яшма
Simplified Chinese:
賈斯珀
Slovak:
Jaspis
Spanish:
Jaspe
Swedish:
Jaspis
Varieties:
Ball Jasper
Basanite
Bayate
Chrysojasper
Creolite
Dallasite
Darlingite
Egyptian Jasper
Owyhee Jasper
Pastelite
Quetzalitztli
Riband Jasper
Vogelaugenjaspis
Wilkite
Other Information
Health Warning:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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