Red Creek Jasper 10mm Round - 15-16 inch Agate8mm and because its hardness has

and because its hardness has made the stone perfect for beads and cabochons

and variation of the amount of iron in the stone creates a color range from reddish purple to deep violet to light lilac

or color-enhanced

Like all obsidian

” which means that it can appear to be different colors as it shifts in the light

Red Creek Jasper 10mm Round - 15-16 inch Agate8mm and because its hardness hasRed 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 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.