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Red Jasper
Gemstone · Brazil
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GEOLOGICAL REFERENCE REGIONBrazil
Rio Grande do Sul · Ametista do Sul
-27.36°, -53.18° · View on globe ↗What makes it distinct
An opaque silica gem whose red comes from hematite rather than dye when natural.
Selection & use
Verify provenance, natural percentage, treatments, resin, backing and lighting conditions.
Collector furniture, backlit bars and protected feature walls
Most architectural gemstone slabs are hand-assembled composites, not monolithic rock.
Geology & trade names
Iron-rich opaque microcrystalline quartz assembled into panels
Red Jasper