Microcrystalline quartz variety with up to 20 % impurities. In this case, iron is the coloring substance
JASPIS is rarely single-colored, mostly striped or spotted.
In the jewelry sector, many other stones (marble, volcanic rocks or limestone types) are mistakenly referred to simply as jasper - with some fantasy name, e.g. leopard skin jasper or piccaso jasper ......... etc. - always under the motto that the customer has no idea anyway.
This rough piece is interspersed with white quartz veins and comes from sites on the Orange River in South Africa.
Weight: 2.4 kilograms Dimensions: 16 x 15 x 8 cm