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jasper

From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008

jasper opaque, impure cryptocrystalline quartz , usually red, but also yellow, green, and grayish blue. It is used as a gem. Ribbon jasper has the colors in stripes.

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