Red Jasper 6mm Star - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Green Tourmaline Green Aventurine is a green

Green Aventurine is a green translucent quartz with glimmering metallic inclusions

After the glass has cooled

the mineral was named for French paleontologist Eugene Durmortier (1803-1873)

Howlite can be easily dyed and is often treated to be blue for use as a substitute for turquoise

This Lapis has been treated to enhance the blue color

Red Jasper 6mm Star - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Green Tourmaline Green Aventurine is a greenRed Jasper is an aggregate of microcrystalline quartz and or chalcedony and other minerals. The opaque stones red color is due to high iron content, while other impurities in the stone may create veining and rich patterns. Ancient Egyptians believed Red Jasper to be connected to the fertilizing blood of Mother Isis, and used it to create amulets to be buried with the deceased. Viking and Germanic legend tell that the sword of the hero Siegfried, the