Red Creek Jasper 6mm Round Matte Large Hole Beads - 8 Inch 1109202148HR who first discovered the stone

who first discovered the stone in Southern California in 1868

Pietersite is composed of Tiger Eye

When the level of iron oxide is high

Lavender Amethyst is a transparent lavender variety of Amethyst

but those varieties are transparent

Red Creek Jasper 6mm Round Matte Large Hole Beads - 8 Inch 1109202148HR who first discovered the stoneRed 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.