Blue Mountain Jasper Gem Box Gemstone Carvings dying off and then eventually

dying off and then eventually transforming it into stone

in Sweden & Denmark

5 on the Moh's scale

They were first found in New York in shale and mudstone during the construction of the Erie Canal

The mine was discovered in 1897 and popularity of mining Koroit Opal began around 1972

Blue Mountain Jasper Gem Box Gemstone Carvings dying off and then eventuallyJasper is an opaque stone originating from silica rich sediment or volcanic ash. It can occur in any color depending on the mineral content of the original sediment. Beautiful patterns can also occur in jasper. This happens when the original rock forming materials are fractured or distorted in the ground, and then are later filled in with other minerals. A specific jasper may be named for its location, or may be named imaginatively by describing its