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What is a jasper?


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Jasper - an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone.

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Jasper is a crystal described as "an opaque cryptocrystalline quartz of any of several colors, especially green."

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The unique nickname of the Manhattan College athletic teams, the Jaspers, comes from o Brother Jasper of Mary, F.S.C. ChaCha!

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A jasper is a compact, opaque, cryptocrystalline variety of quartz, usually colored red: often used in decorative carvings.

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