JASPER WITH QUARTZ VEINS - Cornwall
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Greystone Quarry, Launceston, Cornwall
Jasper is an aggregate of microscopic crystals of quartz (silica). It is essentially an impure form of silica but can be very beautiful. It is usually red in colour due to inclusions of iron.
This is a specimen of jasper with white quartz veins.
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Size: 9.5 x 6.5 x 5.5 centimetres
Weight: 377 grams
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