Jasper
Spotted Chalcedony Opaque 6.5-7
Common
Worldwide
Colors: Red, Yellow, Brown, Green, Blue
Uses: Jasper, in all its forms, is considered a powerful healing stone. Jasper is regarded as a gemstone that gives a sense of well-being, intensifying that feeling. Also a stone of gentleness and relaxation, fancy jasper's rich colors blend and complement each other so well for a complete sense of wholeness.
Properties: Most stones, including Red Jasper, benefit greatly from sunshine cleansing. Place your stone in direct sunshine for a few hours to cleanse it. Make sure you don't keep it out for too long, however, because it may fade your stone.
Major Types of Jasper
Red Jasper
Spotted or Striped Chalcedony Opaque 6.5-7
Common
Worldwide
Colors: Red
Uses: Red Jasper was a common stone used by the American Indians for various ceremonial purposes. It was once used as an offering during rain-making rituals and was thought to offer the wearer guidance when dowsing for water. Some Native American tribes thought Red Jasper increased one's sensitivity to the Earth.
Properties: Red jasper has been used as a stone of protection for thousands of years. It is believed this jasper has an ability to create and help balance aggressive, dynamic energy. Red jasper was used to staunch wounds and increase fertility.
Picasso Jasper
Streaked Chalcedony Opaque 6.5-7
Rare
Utah, US
Colors: Grey or Black with streaks of Grey, Black, and Red
Uses: Picasso jasper is said to make for an excellent meditation stone. Some people value Picasso jasper for its ability to renew lost friendships or to help guide during relationship transitions. This stone is said to promote inner clarity and interpretation of one's own thoughts.
Properties: It assists in the positive transformation of relationships. Picasso Jasper is a powerful healing stone; it can promote weight loss, regulate metabolism, and it is useful for eye problems and infections.
Red Picasso Jasper
Streaked Chalcedony Opaque 6.5-7
Uncommon-Rare
Huánuco, Peru
Colors: Red with streaks of Grey, Black, and Yellow
Uses: Red Picasso Jasper is known as an excellent meditation stone. Helps to develop control, self-discipline & determination, and also releases stress and gives us calming days. Gives you the quality of thinking, decision-making, and overall life.
Properties: Red Picasso Jasper is used by metaphysical healers to treat the circulatory system and sexual organs. It is said to stabilize pregnancy and to stop internal and external bleeding. This Picasso Jasper is also said to be useful for regaining physical strength after an illness.
Dalmatian Jasper
Spotted Chalcedony Opaque 6.5-7
Uncommon-Rare
Chihuahua, Mexico
Colors: White with Black Spots
Uses: According to metaphysical beliefs, Dalmatian stones promote devotion towards other people. It's occasionally used for people who have nightmares as the black spots are believed to suck up negative or chaotic energy to encourage a good night's sleep.
Properties: Dalmatian Stone may be used to honor Gaia, the Greek Earth Mother Goddess. Born directly out of Chaos, the primal emptiness, she was the first (or one of the first) beings to appear during the process of creation, and is honored as being the Earth itself.
Dragon Stone Jasper
Spotted Chalcedony Opaque 6.5-7
Rare
Western Australia and Limpopo, South Africa
Colors: Mossy to Olive Green with Red
Uses: A way to access the powers and benefits of Dragon Blood Stone is to meditate with it. Hold it in your hand as you enter a relaxed state, in readiness for meditation. The Epidote in Dragon Stone increases spiritual atonement and can help you to dispel any resistance to spiritual awakening.
Properties: Emotionally, Dragon's Blood helps us develop self-confidence, a stronger will, an open expression of feeling and affection, a willingness to help others for the greater good, and the persistence required to make real and effective change for ourselves and the world around us.
Bloodstone (Heliotrope)
Spotted Chalcedony Opaque 6.5-7
Common
Australia, Brazil, India, and the United States
Colors: Dark Green with Red
Uses: Bloodstone is an excellent blood cleanser and a powerful healing stone. It heightens intuition and increases creativity. It is grounding and protecting. Bloodstone draws off negative environmental energy, helping to overcome influences such as geopathic or electromagnetic stress.
Properties: Bloodstone is good for as a talisman of good health that provides a mental boost when motivation is lacking and can revitalize the mind and body if you are exhausted. It's also a talisman of protection and offers grounding energy. Bloodstone enhance one's capacity to function with strength, determination, and courage.
Map Jasper
Spotted and Striped Chalcedony Opaque 6.5-7
Uncommon-Rare
Madagascar
Colors: Grey with Tan, Black, and Brown
Uses: Map Jasper, like other Jaspers, provide protection, peace of mind, nurturing, and grounding. Its healing properties can help with support during prolonged illness and re-energizes the body.
Properties: Map Stone can help in healing the bone structure. It is great for treatments in bone marrow, teeth, feet, and the skeletal system. By balancing the hormones of the body and regulating the normal rhythms of our biological systems. This can help with the menstrual cycle, PMS, cramps.
Brecciated Jasper
Veined or Patterned Chalcedony Opaque 6.5-7
Common
Worldwide
Colors: Deep Red or Yellow with Brown, Black, Beige, and Clear
Uses: Brecciated Jasper is believed to stimulate internal blood flow and ease external bleeding. It is commonly used to treat the sexual organs and to help stabilize pregnancy. Brecciated Jasper is also said to be useful for regaining physical strength after an illness
Properties: Brecciated Jasper is a stone of strength and vitality. Use Brecciated Jasper as a worry stone to take advantage of its calming and nurturing properties. Brecciated Jasper is an excellent protection stone. Brecciated Jasper will absorb the negative energies in your life and allow you to have a more positive outlook.
Blue Spot Jasper
Speckled Chalcedony Opaque 6.5-7
Rare
India, Russia, Egypt, Madagascar, and Australia
Colors: Blue and White
Uses: In gemstone healing, Blue Spot Jasper is believed to balance our energy for deeper spiritual awareness. Blue Spot Jasper is also said to hold healing properties that promote emotional harmony, inner strength, and encourage us to remain in the present moment.
Properties: In gemstone healing, Blue Spot Jasper is believed to balance our energy for deeper spiritual awareness. Blue Spot Jasper is also said to hold healing properties that promote emotional harmony, inner strength, and encourage us to remain in the present moment.
Mookaite
Mixed Chalcedony Opaque 6.5-7
Rare
Mooka Creek, Western Australia
Colors: Yellow, Red, Purple, and White
Uses: Mookaite Jasper is said to help stimulate circulation and increase physical energy. It is also thought to strengthen the immune system, act as a detoxifying agent and soothe the nerves. It has been used to assist the sexual organs to help provide increased physical pleasure and fertility.
Properties: Mookaite is a nurturing stone that supports and sustains during times of stress. It brings peace and a feeling of wholeness. Mookaite helps us with decision making, especially when we are having a difficult time. It encourages versatility and helps us to accept change.
Kambaba Jasper
Spotted Chalcedony Opaque 6.5-7
Rare
Madagascar and South Africa
Colors: Greens with Black Spots
Uses: Rich in orbs and swirls of green and black, this stone is commonly used to aid in meditation. Known for providing peace and tranquility, Kambaba Jasper is said to remove blockages in the heart and base chakras to dispel worry and negativity, and allow a clear path for clarity and serenity to flow.
Properties: Kambaba Jasper is a soothing crystal which activates the heart chakra and helps us to find emotional balance. It is particularly useful for helping us to find a new sense of balance during and directly after intense situations. It can also help us to let go of any emotional/mental obsession or trauma.
*NOTE* Much of the geological information about this relatively rare and distinctive stone is vague and inaccurate. It is sometimes listed as Quartz with Pyroxene, Stromatolite, or high silica volcanic Rhyolite.