The word Jasper means speckled or spotted stone and it sums up this gemstone perfectly. Especially fine patterns are cited as bringing up to $200 per piece.Actinolite Cat's Eye 63 Agate 661 Agate Geode 26 Almandine Garnet 56 Amazonite 243 Amethyst 2,999 Ametrine 279 Ammolite 489 Andalusite 236 Andesine Labradorite 161 Apatite 576 Aquamarine 214 Aventurine 65 Black Opal 122 Bloodstone 125 Boulder Opal 192 Carnelian 102 Cat's Eye Apatite 46 Cat's Eye Aquamarine 20 Cat's Eye Gemstones 1,003 Cat's Eye Moonstone 175 Cat's Eye Opal 73 Cat's Eye Scapolite 132 Chalcedony 151 Charoite 174 Chocolate Opal 86 Chrome Diopside 14 Chrysoberyl 135 Chrysocolla 96 Chrysoprase 92 Citrine 4,291 Color Change Gemstones 993 Color-Change Diaspore 839 Color-Change Fluorite 72 Color-Change Garnet 77 Color-Change Sapphire 4 Coral 324 Demantoid Garnet 300 Dendritic Agate 87 Diamond 256 Druzy Amethyst 6 Druzy Azurite 17 Druzy Variscite 70 Emerald 258 Enstatite 5 Fire Agate 272 Fire Opal 163 Fluorite 222 Fossil Coral 353 Garnet 5,879 Golden Beryl 267 Grandidierite 213 Grossularite Garnet 73 Hematite 402 Hemimorphite 53 Hemimorphite Druzy 53 Hessonite Garnet 2,040 Howlite 172 Idocrase 9 Imperial Topaz 13 Iolite 133 Jade Gemstones 423 Jadeite 423 Jasper 1,235 Kornerupine 207 Kunzite 104 Kyanite 483 Labradorite 424 Lapis Lazuli 178 Larimar 118 Malachite 170 Malaya Garnet 195 Mali Garnet 19 Maw-Sit-Sit 139 Moonstone 757 Morganite 951 Mother Of Pearl 114 Mystic Topaz 124 Nuummite 141 Obsidian 232 Opal 854 Opal Doublet 29 Opal In Matrix 23 Pearl 28 Peridot 1,433 Pietersite 343 Prehnite 901 Pyrite 23 Pyrope Garnet 2,065 Quartz 1,484 Quartz Cat's Eye 109 Quartz With Hedenbergite 11 Quartz With Marcasite 205 Rainbow Moonstone 372 Rainbow Pyrite 219 Rhodochrosite 193 Rhodolite Garnet 581 Rose Quartz 872 Rubellite Tourmaline 35 Ruby 1,020 Ruby In Fuchsite 98 Ruby-Zoisite 222 Rutile Quartz 702 Sapphire 8,096 Scapolite 132 Scolecite 41 Seraphinite 74 Sillimanite 90 Sillimanite Cat's Eye 384 Smithsonite 1 Smoky Quartz 1,299 Snowflake Obsidian 47 Sodalite 40 Spectrolite 98 Spessartite Garnet 221 Sphene 433 Spinel 887 Star Diopside 30 Star Garnet 11 Star Gemstones 751 Star Moonstone 124 Star Rose Quartz 25 Star Ruby 193 Star Sapphire 368 Strawberry Quartz 967 Sunstone 525 Tanzanite 890 Tiger's Eye 494 Tiger's Eye Matrix 17 Topaz 4,562 Tourmaline 2,029 Tsavorite Garnet 241 Turquoise 108 Variscite 19 Zircon 2,334 Custom cutting or pieces from collectible locations would be substantially more expensive. Wholesale values of commercial grade standard cabs range from $.50 – $20 each, depending on size. In the case of the agates pictured above, those with particularly distinctive or landscape like patterns, or those of especially large size, premiums may be paid. Fine material, cut in designer forms, generally ranges between $2 and $5 per carat.Īgate prices are generally quite modest – most of the price one pays is for the fashioning of the material, rather than the material itself. In rock shops, pieces of commercial quality cut in simple shapes might be had for $5 or less. Some types such as Imperial Jasper and Madagascar Jasper do command premium prices since they are relatively rare. ![]() Jaspers, in general, are very common hence most of the value in a given piece relates to the saturation of its color, the beauty of its pattern or the artistry with which it is fashioned. Unfortunately, a dam has submerged the mining site and the material is now quite rare. Gems from this locality frequently had blue “skies” which the Oregon material lacks. Bruneau Jasper, from Bruneau Canyon, Idaho, used to be the preferred material. Oregon’s Biggs Jasper is now the most common source. Some of the most treasured gems are those that show a picture that appears to be taken from nature. Most bloodstone comes from India, all Mookaite from Australia. Jaspers are found all over the world, with certain colors or patterns unique to particular locales. ![]() Various forms of this material are also frequently made into decorative objects, such as ashtrays or bookends. ![]() Jewelry use of jaspers goes back into the early history of civilization. ![]() These stones are usually cabbed, sometimes carved, and seldom faceted. All types take an excellent polish, are trouble free to care for, and hardy enough for all jewelry uses. The names of various jaspers can come from their color: bloodstone, green, lemon from their pattern: orbicular, poppy, leopardskin, landscape, Picasso or from a place name: Morrisonite, Mookite. Jasper is an opaque, solid or patterned variety of cryptocrystalline quartz which consists of very tiny quartz crystals colored by various mineral impurities.
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