MATTE Picture Jasper 8mm Large Hole Rondelle 8-Inch - CLEARANCE Stone Type_Opalite These mines are also famous

These mines are also famous for sourcing North-American Jasper

African Turquoise is not actually Turquoise

At times in ancient history

primarily earth tones

The original stones were often used as protective amulets and are usually scarred or pitted in places where they were ground off for use in traditional medicines

MATTE Picture Jasper 8mm Large Hole Rondelle 8-Inch - CLEARANCE Stone Type_Opalite These mines are also famousPicture Jasper is a form of brown Jasper characterized by its unique banding and flow patterns created by petrified or silicate mud and occasional dendritic inclusions. On cut or polished stones, its variations seem to depict landscapes and other images.