jasper
chalcedony variety colored by iron oxide
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Summary
jasper is a mineral variety[1]. jasper ranks in the top 10% of mineral variety entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,284 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: chalcedony[3]
- Part of: priestly breastplate[4]
- Commons category: Jasper[5]
- Color: yellow[6], brown[7], dark green[8], blue[9], black[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Jasper[11]
- Mohs' hardness: 7[12]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[15], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language, Second Edition[16], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19], The Encyclopedia Americana[20], The New Student's Reference Work[21], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[22], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23], Small Soviet Encyclopedia[24]
- Different from: spinach-green jade[25]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for jasper include Jasperware[26], a pottery style[27].
Why It Matters
jasper has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] jasper is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for jasper include Jasperware[26], a pottery style[27].