Red Creek Jasper 6mm Hexagon - 15-16 Inch FEATURE06232022-ONE but those varieties are transparent

but those varieties are transparent

as opposed to the presence of Chromium which creates Emerald’s green color

tourmaline and other minerals

Naturally occuring in hues of blue-green to green with spots and streaks of red

a Venetian monk tipped molten copper into a vat of molten glass

Red Creek Jasper 6mm Hexagon - 15-16 Inch FEATURE06232022-ONE but those varieties are transparentRed Creek Jasper is named for the Red River in china where the stone was recently discovered. Its colors include burnt red, mustard yellow, olive green and gray to green, and it can be mottled or striated with veins of these colors. Jasper is an opaque, microcrystalline form of Quartz, revered by ancient civilizations as a sacred stone of protection.