Red Creek Jasper 10mm Round - 15-16 inch FEATURE-07282022 this gemstone in its polished

this gemstone in its polished state looks like what it would be like to capture smoke in a stone -- bottomless black mixed with white wisps

It can be easily confused with other minerals due to its variety of colors and formations

according to the Mohs hardness scale

Chrysoprase is a bright apple green

Red Creek Jasper 10mm Round - 15-16 inch FEATURE-07282022 this gemstone in its polishedRed 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.