Jasper
Mineralogical name for a variety of chalcedony, which in turn is a microcrystalline variety of quartz. Geologically, the name has long been used for an…
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Fancy jasper
Commercial name for various stones. When the book was published in 2022, this misleading commercial name was mainly used for a red and white banded…
Cappuccino jasper
Commercial name for a brown and cream striped stone whose exact composition is unknown. It is also unclear whether this is actually a jasper. Mostly…
Aqua Terra Jasper
Misleading commercial name for synthetically molded resin. Nothing natural about it at all, no jasper or other mineral to be found in it. Especially popular…
Live session #28 Jasper
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…
Podcast 005: The versatile mineral jasper
The podcast is in Dutch, but also available via YouTube with English subtitles, so you can listen in – even if your Dutch is not…
