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Jasper Gemstone Beads

Jasper gemstone beads are renowned for their vibrant, multi-hued appearance, each bead painted with its unique geological story. Primarily composed of microcrystalline quartz, Jasper is classified as a chalcedony, offering a matte finish that exudes an earthy appeal. Its diverse color palette, ranging from red and brown to yellow and green, is a result of various mineral impurities such as iron oxide, providing each bead with a unique fingerprint of Mother Earth.

Facts: The appeal of Jasper is deeply rooted in history and culture, treasured since ancient times for its beauty and perceived protective qualities. Historical records suggest that jasper was often used in ancient jewelry and decorative art, admired by civilizations from the Egyptians to the Greeks and Romans. It was particularly esteemed as a stone of protection, widely carried by travelers and warriors to ward off danger and to instill courage and confidence.

Metaphysical / Holistic: Jasper is often referred to as the 'supreme nurturer'. It is believed to support during times of stress, absorb negative energy, and provide an overall sense of stability and calm. Jasper's grounding properties are said to promote a strong connection to the earth, making it a favorite among those seeking balance and a return to nature.

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Red Creek Jasper 8mm Round - 15-16 inch

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Red Creek Jasper is named for the Red River in china where the stone was recently discovered. Its colors include burnt red, mustard yellow, olive g...

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Red Jasper 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Red Jasper is an aggregate of microcrystalline quartz and/or chalcedony and other minerals. The opaque stone’s red color is due to high iron conten...

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Obicular Jasper 6mm Round - 15-16 inch

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Red Creek Jasper 10mm Round - 15-16 inch

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Red Creek Jasper is named for the Red River in china where the stone was recently discovered. Its colors include burnt red, mustard yellow, olive g...

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Artistic Jasper 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Artistic Stone has beautiful, intricate patterns of minute black flecks, bands, and veins within the tan, cream, gray and mauve stone. It is made u...

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Artistic Jasper 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Artistic Stone has beautiful, intricate patterns of minute black flecks, bands, and veins within the tan, cream, gray and mauve stone. It is made u...

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Fancy Jasper 27x34mm Slice Gold Plated - Pendant

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Fancy Jasper 27x34mm Slice Gold Plated - Pendant

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Dalmation Jasper 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Dalmation Jasper is the trade name for Dalmation Stone, which is not Jasper but rather a combination of Feldspar and Quartz. It is opaque, creamy w...

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Red Jasper 27x34mm Slice Gold Plated - Pendant

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Red Jasper 27x34mm Slice Gold Plated - Pendant

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Kambaba 5x15mm Center Drill Flat Chip 8-Inch - CLEARANCE

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Kambaba Jasper is a sedimentary stone comprised of microcrystalline Quartz interlaced with Stromatolites — ancient fossilized colonies of primeval ...

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Kambaba Jasper 27x34mm Slice Gold Plated - Pendant

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Kambaba Jasper is a sedimentary stone comprised of microcrystalline Quartz interlaced with Stromatolites — ancient fossilized colonies of primeval ...

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Green Brecciated Jasper 40mm Square Donut - Pendant

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This stone is composed of angular fragments of minerals. Pyhsically, it is found in a pale and earthy green. Metaphysically it is often used for st...

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Australian Butter Jasper 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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The description, “buttery,” has been often applied to unlikely products, and it might be easy to understand why. “Butter” suggests qualities of smo...

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Yellow Jasper 4mm Round 15-16 Inch

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Yellow Jasper is a golden brown stone with patterns that appear strikingly similar to wood grain. Jasper has a long and illustrious history, having...

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Black Web Jasper 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Red Jasper 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Red Jasper is an aggregate of microcrystalline quartz and/or chalcedony and other minerals. The opaque stone’s red color is due to high iron conten...

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Red Creek Jasper 4mm Round - 15-16 inch

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Red Creek Jasper is named for the Red River in china where the stone was recently discovered. Its colors include burnt red, mustard yellow, olive g...

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Picture Jasper 27x34mm Slice Gold Plated - Pendant

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Picture Jasper is a form of brown Jasper characterized by its unique banding and flow patterns created by petrified or silicate mud and occasional ...

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Iron Zebra Jasper 27x34mm Slice Gold Plated - Pendant

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Iron Zebra Jasper displays streaks or stripes of colors ranging from dark, rich browns and grays to lighter golden browns and creams. It has charac...

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Ocean Jasper 8mm Round 15-16 Inch

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Ocean Jasper is a commercial name for Orbicular Jasper, a variety of Jasper containing variably colored spherical patterns. It forms when Quartz an...

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Green Brecciated Jasper 50mm Square Donut - Pendant

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This stone is composed of angular fragments of minerals. Pyhsically, it is found in a pale and earthy green. Metaphysically it is often used for st...

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Picture Jasper 40mm Square Donut - Pendant

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Picture Jasper is a form of brown Jasper characterized by its unique banding and flow patterns created by petrified or silicate mud and occasional ...

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Elephant Skin Jasper 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads

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Elephant Skin Jasper, also known as Calligraphy Stone or Miriam Stone, features intricate light brown patterns on dark brown stones. Each stone is ...

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Obicular Jasper 8mm Round - 15-16 inch

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Mexican Zebra Jasper 27x34mm Slice Gold Plated - Pendant

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Mexican Zebra Jasper 27x34mm Slice Gold Plated - Pendant

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Kabamby Ocean Jasper 6mm Round - Large Hole Beads

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Named for the village near where it is found in Madagascar, Kabamby Ocean Jasper was first mined in 2002. It is known for its colors to to dark gre...

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Dalmation Jasper 27x34mm Slice Gold Plated - Pendant

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Dalmation Jasper is the trade name for Dalmation Stone, which is not Jasper but rather a combination of Feldspar and Quartz. It is opaque, creamy w...

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Polychrome Jasper 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Polychrome Jasper is considered one of the rarest Jaspers in the world. First discovered in 2006, it is exclusively sourced from a single small dep...

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Red Jasper 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Red Jasper is an aggregate of microcrystalline quartz and/or chalcedony and other minerals. The opaque stone’s red color is due to high iron conten...

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Australian Butter Jasper 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Polychrome Jasper 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Polychrome Jasper is considered one of the rarest Jaspers in the world. First discovered in 2006, it is exclusively sourced from a single small dep...

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Kabamby Ocean Jasper 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads

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Named for the village near where it is found in Madagascar, Kabamby Ocean Jasper was first mined in 2002. It is known for its colors to to dark gre...

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Red Jasper 3mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Red Jasper is an aggregate of microcrystalline quartz and/or chalcedony and other minerals. The opaque stone’s red color is due to high iron conten...

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Porcelain Jasper 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Porcelain Jasper is a brecciated (broken) Jasper originally found on a gold claim high in the Sierra Madre mountains of Mexico, where it continues ...

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Black Web Jasper 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Red Brecciated Jasper 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads

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Red Brecciated Jasper is typically found in deep red, black, rust and cream hues, which form fragmented patterns throughout the stone. The name der...

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Black Web Jasper 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Outback Jasper 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads

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Outback Jasper is a milky white to light pink to golden brown stone, with striking patterns that may resemble birch bark or wood grain. Jaspers are...

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Mexican Red Snowflake Jasper 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Mexican Red Snowflake Jasper is a naturally occurring Jasper with deep red, bright red, pink and golden mottling and spots within the primarily bla...

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Picture Jasper 40mm Donut - Pendant

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Picture Jasper is a form of brown Jasper characterized by its unique banding and flow patterns created by petrified or silicate mud and occasional ...

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Elephant Skin Jasper 10mm Round - Large Hole Beads

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Elephant Skin Jasper, also known as Calligraphy Stone or Miriam Stone, features intricate light brown patterns on dark brown stones. Each stone is ...

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Kabamby Ocean Jasper 10mm Round - Large Hole Beads

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Iron Zebra Jasper 13x22-18x 30mm Top Drill Flat Oval - 15-16 Inch

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Iron Zebra Jasper displays streaks or stripes of colors ranging from dark, rich browns and grays to lighter golden browns and creams. It has charac...

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Porcelain Jasper 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Porcelain Jasper is a brecciated (broken) Jasper originally found on a gold claim high in the Sierra Madre mountains of Mexico, where it continues ...

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Ocean Jasper 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Mexican Red Snowflake Jasper 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Mexican Red Snowflake Jasper is a naturally occurring Jasper with deep red, bright red, pink and golden mottling and spots within the primarily bla...

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African Green Jasper 40mm Donut Pendant

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African Green Jasper is a single-colored opaque stone, ranging in color from a deep olive green to a pale spring green with brown banding or stripe...

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Poppy Jasper 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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About this stone

Color
RedYellowBrownGreenMultiPatterned
Origin
MadagascarAustraliaUSA (Oregon, Idaho)BrazilRussiaMexicoIndiaIndonesia
Mohs hardness
6.5–7
Treatment categories
NaturalDyed
Industry-standard treatment
Most jasper untreated; candy-colored varieties typically dyed
Mineral chemistry
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony) with mineral inclusions; some trade-name 'jaspers' are not technically jasper (kambaba is rhyolite, dalmatian is feldspar-igneous, ocean is rhyolite)
Crystal system
Trigonal (true jasper)
Stone family
Chalcedony / mixed (varies by variety)
Common cuts
RoundSmoothFreeformFaceted RondelleSlice
Common sizes
6mm8mm10mm12mm
Care notes
Durable (Mohs 6.5–7 for true jasper). Avoid ultrasonic and harsh chemicals for dyed varieties; mild soap and soft cloth otherwise.
Related stones
Agate, Chalcedony, Onyx

Frequently asked questions

  • How many varieties of jasper are there?
    Dozens are named in the bead trade. The number is fuzzy because "jasper" has been used as a marketing name for stones that aren't technically microcrystalline quartz (kambaba, dalmatian, ocean, unakite, picasso, bumblebee). Designers shop by variety name, but the underlying mineral identity matters for durability and care — variety and mineral classification should be disclosed. Ask if either isn't specified.
  • Is kambaba jasper actually jasper? Is it a fossil?
    Kambaba "jasper" is not microcrystalline quartz, so it is not technically jasper in the gemological sense. It has historically been described as a fossilized stromatolite (a layered algae structure); recent X-ray diffraction analysis (EPI Institute, Germany) classifies it as a volcanic rhyolite. Either way, it's a beautiful and distinctive stone. The trade name is what designers search; the actual mineralogy should be confirmed.
  • Is dalmatian jasper real jasper?
    No. GIA's 2017 Gems & Gemology study concluded that "dalmatian jasper" is a feldspar-and-quartz igneous rock with arfvedsonite producing the characteristic black spots. The study recommended the trade name be changed to "dalmatian stone." The trade name persists because that's how designers search; the actual mineralogy should be disclosed.
  • What's the difference between ocean jasper, kambaba jasper, and mookaite?
    Ocean jasper (Madagascar, silicified rhyolite) shows orbicular ring patterns in green-pink-white. Kambaba jasper (Madagascar, rhyolite or stromatolite) shows deep green with black orbs. Mookaite (Australia, true jasper) shows vivid red-yellow-mustard mottling. They share the visual-pattern-as-buying-decision character of the jasper family but are different stones from different deposits with different mineral identities.
  • Is jasper dyed?
    Most true jasper is untreated. The naturally vivid reds, yellows, browns, greens, and patterned stones are intrinsic. "Candy-colored" jaspers — bright pinks, electric blues, vivid purples — are typically dyed; impression jasper is the most common dyed variety in the bead trade. Dye treatment, when present — ask before buying if it isn't specified.