Live session #28 Jasper

rolf 27 September 2024

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Recorded live session in which I discuss different types of jasper and show beautiful examples of them. Besides the well-known red and yellow jasper, I also discuss jasper breccia and heliotrope or bloodstone, polychrome jasper, landscape jasper, poppy jasper and ocean jasper, as well as the jasper-related mookaite. A number of variegated rocks that are called jasper but are not, such as: Kabamba jasper, Dalmatian jasper, Kiwi jasper, K2 jasper, Bumblebee jasper and (Rainbow) Dali jasper or Fancy jasper.

I also made a podcast episode about jasper, you can listen to it here.

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Tags: bumblebee jasper, dalmatian jasper, fancy jasper, heliotrope, Jasper, kabamba jasper, kiwi jasper, mookaite, ocean jasper, polychrome jasper, poppy jasper, Rainbow Dali jasper, yellow jasper

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