Red Creek Jasper 2x4mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch Crystal Quartz Iron Zebra Jasper displays streaks

Iron Zebra Jasper displays streaks or stripes of colors ranging from dark

The original stones were often used as protective amulets and are usually scarred or pitted in places where they were ground off for use in traditional medicines

or black and can be distributed randomly or in bundles or star-like formations

The two most popular classes of Australian Opal are Black Opal mined in Lightning Ridge and Fire Opal

rendering its black especially deep and mysterious

Red Creek Jasper 2x4mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch Crystal Quartz Iron Zebra Jasper displays streaksRed 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.