[Rockhounds] purple jasper

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

Purple jasper beads, sold under the trade name Imperial Purple Jasper 
come from South Africa.


On Tuesday, Jul 8, 2008, at 10:48 America/Detroit, Jan Arnold wrote:

> Just returned from a trip to Northern Nevada and  Southern Eastern 
> Oregon.  While there I found two pieces of a deep purple jasper.  It 
> was probably not native to the area because both pieces had been 
> shaped into tools.  Does anyone have any idea where this purple jasper 
> originates?
>
> Jan Arnold
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