A gemstone or gem also called a precious or semi-precious stone or jewel is a piece of mineral which in cut and polished form is used to make jewelry or other adornments.However certain rocks, such as la pis lazuli and organic materials such as amber or jet are not minerals, but are still used for jewelry and are therefore often considered to be gemstones as well.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
JASPER
In the traditional sense, jasper is a dense, opaque, microcrystalline variety of quartz (or more strictly, chalcedony), usually red, brown or yellow and coloured by oxides of iron. It has frequently been used as a decorative stone.
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