Fridays's Rock ~ Red Jasper

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Published: 29 Mar 2019 › Updated: 29 Mar 2019 Fridays's Rock ~ Red Jasper

Fridays's Rock ~ Red Jasper

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Once before, I posted a stone that I thought might be jasper but wasn't sure - it was. Today's stone is one that, for years, I thought might be a red agate. It's not - I know better now. This is red jasper.

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The reason I thought it might be red agate is because, as a teenager, I plucked it from the water on a stone beach very close to some islands where there was an abandoned agate mine. Since my last post, I have learned how to tell the difference.

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Another view and now for comparison's sake, a photo of it beside the other jasper. The other one has been coated with something shiny. This one is the reddest stone I have ever seen.

Come join the people who rock!
#rockhound by

@bitfiend
#bouldersunday by

@shasta
#mineralmondays by

@rt395
#fridaysrock

References

What is Jasper?
What is the Difference between Agate, Jasper and Chalcedony?

Images

Photos from the Canon SX620 HS of @kansuze.

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