Jasper Information

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Abraciated Jasper - African Queen Picture Jasper
Arroyo Picture Jasper - Biggs Jasper - Blood Stone
Blue Mountain Picture Jasper - Breneau Jasper - Burrow Creek Jasper
Canadian Ocean Rock - Chicken Track Picture Jasper
Cripple Creek Picture Jasper - Deschutes - Fryite Picture Jasper - Howlite
Imperial Jasper - Leopard Skin Jasper - Ocean Jasper Madagascar
Owyhee Picture Jasper - Poppy Jasper - Rainforest Jasper
Rocky Butte Picture Jasper - Stone Yard - Wildhorse Picture Jasper
Willow Creek Picture Jasper

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What is Jasper

Jaspers:
CHEMISTRY SiO2
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY Hexagonal, microcrystaline.
REFRACTIVE INDEX 1.544 - 1.553
HARDNESS 7
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 2.651
CLEAVAGE None
HEAT SENSITIVE No
WEARABILITY Excellent

Jasper is an opaque, impure Chalcedony,
traditionally thought of as red. It also comes
in pinks,yellows, greens, browns, and grayish
blues. Association with other minerals give
jasper nice bands and patterns. In the ancient
world Jasper was a favorite gem. We can
find the name jasper in Ancient Hebrew, Assyrian,
Greek, and Latin. Jasper is usually named
according to its pattern. picture jasper,
ribbon jasper, orbicular jasper, abraciated
and etc. Jasper is found worldwide.

Picture Jasper because of it's unique landscape patterns and wide range of colors is one
of the most famous verities. It certainly is our most favorite. Since so many verities come
from our state of Idaho and our neighbor Oregon.

Picture jasper is a petrified or silicated mud. Looking at it's patterns. It isn't hard to visualize mud dripping into gas pockets in molten lava, becoming super-heated and then solidifying
into this treasured gemstone

Localities some of our better known Picture Jaspers come from places like.
Bruneau Jasper ,Bruneau Canyon, Idaho. Wild Horse, Classic Owyhee and Rocky Butte picture jaspers are from Owyhee county which is in southern Idaho and part of Eastern
Oregon. We also have a nice one here in Lewison, Idaho, called Fryite. It has rare dark
blues, blacks, browns and sometims pinks. There are also beauties like Morrison Ranch
Picture Jasper (Morrisonite) a high quality jasper found in the Owyhees of Oregon. Willow Creek Jasper, from the Willow Creek Mine. Fifteen miles North of Boise, Idaho. This jasper
is a pastel version of the old pink and green Imperial Jasper from Mexico. Last but certainly not least is Blue Mountain Picture Jasper. From Nissa Oregon. This is a kidney jasper like Bruneau. With nice greens,blues, yellows, browns and etc. As I said these are just some of
our favorites. There are many more types available like chicken track, arroyo, burrow creek, cripple creek and etc. Not to mention the foreign verities.