Red Jasper Massage Wand - 60mm

Red Jasper is a cryptocrystalline (microcrystalline) variety of quartz, meaning the crystals are too small to even be seen by a microscope. In Jasper, the quartz microcrystals are laid out in sugar-like grains, rather than the fibrous layers found in chalcedony. Jaspers can include up to twenty percent foreign materials, which account for the wide variety of colors and patterns.

Item Size: 60mm x 14mm (~2 3/8" x 1/2")


GENERAL INFORMATION

Mineral Class: Silicates

Mineral Species: Tectosilicates (Framework Silicates)

Mineral Group: Quartz

Chemical Formula: SiO₂ with colloidal iron hydrates

Composition:
46.74% - Silicon Si
53.26% - Oxygen O₂

Environment: Sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks

IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) Prehistoric

Locality: Quartz as a group is very common mineral found world wide

Name Origin: JASPER – From the Greek for ‘spotted stone.’ QUARTZ - From the German quarz, of uncertain origin.

Dalmatian Jasper Sources: Germany, France, India, Russia


PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Cleavage: Indistinct

Color: Varies

Crystal System: Trigonal - Trapezohedral

Density: 2.6 - 2.65, Average = 2.62

Diaphaniety: Translucent – Opaque

Fracture: Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz)

Habit: Crystalline - Coarse - Occurs as well-formed coarse sized crystals.

Habit: Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals.

Habit: Druse - Crystal growth in a cavity which results in numerous crystal tipped surfaces.

Hardness: 7 - Quartz

Luminescence: Triboluminescent

Luster: Waxy, dull

Magnetism: Nonmagnetic

Specific Gravity: 2.65 or less if cryptocrystalline

Streak: White


METAPHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Chakras: Base, sacral

Number: 9

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Element: Earth

Beneficial for: Animals; balancing yin-yang; mood elevation; nightmares; athletes; fidelity; cartilage; nerves and reflexes; sprains; electromagnetic and environmental pollution; radiation; stress; prolonging sexual pleasure; prolonged illness or hospitalization; circulation; digestive and sexual organs; balancing mineral content of the body

A protective influence, this stone is said to sound a warning when danger is near. Helping you get out of your head and into your body, grounding and centering Dalmatian Stone physicalizes the soul, assisting in coming joyfully into incarnation. Harmonizing your emotions, it maintains composure and helps avoid over analysis. Dalmatian Stone helps you to move forward in life, but at the same time it allows you to reflect on potential actions and plan with care. A fortifying stone, it stimulates your sense of fun and is an excellent pick-me-up. This stone transmutes negative energy and outgrown patterns.

*Also all generic properties of Jasper