Red Jasper 14mm Faceted Star - 15-16 InchRed Jasper is an aggregate of microcrystalline quartz and or chalcedony and other minerals. The opaque stones red color is due to high iron content, while other impurities in the stone may create veining and rich patterns. Ancient Egyptians believed Red Jasper to be connected to the fertilizing blood of Mother Isis, and used it to create amulets to be buried with the deceased. Viking and Germanic legend tell that the sword of the hero Siegfried, the

It is highly prized for its beautiful combinations of colors and for its opalescence — the pearly luster of the opaque stone

sometimes containing rainbow inclusions

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a sodium aluminum silicate and one of the two minerals that are commonly known as “Jade

the result was glass permeated with thousands of tiny metallic sparkles

” Phantom Quartz has the same chemical composition of other Quartz

Imperial Jasper occurs naturally in a beautiful range of colors including pinks

where it was observed that the stone was often carried by eagles to their nests

” which means to deceive

the mineral was named for French paleontologist Eugene Durmortier (1803 to 1873)

It is believed to protect against threats and danger in high to risk situations

and may also be referred to as Jacktree