ETYMOLOGY: The word Jasper comes from the greek term iaspis meaning "spotted stone".
CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Trigonal.
PRINCIPLE OF FORMATION: Secundary.
CLASS MINERAL: Oxides, quartz group.
CHEMICAL FORMULA, MINERAL ELEMENTS: SiO2 + Fe, O, OH, Si.
HARDNESS: 6,5 - 7 on the Mohs scale.
FIELDS: Mexico.
MINERALOGY: Jasper is a microcrystalline quartz, small granular structures, always it contains foreign matter, sometimes in a proportion of 20%, so the variety of jasper, secondarily form penetrating the original solution of silicic acid in argillaceous rocks or sandstones or mixed with plenty of suspended particles, the solidified silicic acid and transformed into quartz sandstone small particles are trapped in jasper, hence its color, drawings and shine.
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Jasper is a mineral that can form almost anywhere, as there are a variety of jasper, these can be classified into three basic colors:
YELLOW JASPER: SiO2 + Fe, O, OH Amarillo, sand color, brown.
GREEN JASPER: SiO2 + Fe, Si green light to dark.
RED JASPER: SiO2 + Fe, or red to red-brown tile.
MYTHOLOGY: It was used for love and as an aphrodisiac, besides being used by people who do not have a good relationship and want to improve the link with Jasper pareja.El term comes from the east and in ancient times was synonymous with quartz, in ancient Egypt carving them they were used as amulets in the form of beetle, an ancient Egyptian king, Nechepsus, used to strengthen your digestive tract.
PROPERTIES: It is said that the dendritic jasper helps shed ideals of others, gives consistent and proportionate force, helps to overcome the extreme, favors thinking precisely and listen carefully, releases unaware mechanisms, customs and states mind, frees us from harmful habits, helps meditation and unpleasantness solution helps overcome moments of vulnerability and oppression.
CHAKRAS: Crown.
ZODIAC SIGN: Cancer.
USES: Meditation, collection, jewelery.
