Red Creek Jasper is named for the Red River in China where the stone was recently discovered
but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue to green associated with true Turquoise
with occasional inclusions of creamy white and dark grey
Lepidolite has a glassy or lustrous sheen
It was named from the Latin "Thule" - which was a term used by ancient Greeks and Romans to refer to the then-little-known lands to the north or present day Scandinavia
Flower Jade 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch clover Red Creek Jasper is namedFlower Jade is a form of Jadeite, a sodium aluminum silicate and one of the two minerals that are commonly known as Jade, the other being Nephrite. It may be red, orange, yellow, green, blue, lilac, pink, black, white or brown. Jade has been known and treasured for more than 6,000 years and has been revered as the ultimate Dream Stone since ancient cultures.