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GREEN JASPER [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
CONT

Green jasper... is a light to... dark green colored gemstone. It has a trigonal crystal system and belongs to the mineral class of oxide, [the] quartz group. The presence of iron silicate compounds such as chlorite give the crystal its green color.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
CONT

De la famille des quartz monocristallins, le jaspe vert est d'aspect poli et c'est d'ailleurs grâce à cela qu'on le reconnaît. Dans son état le plus pur et le plus naturel, la pierre de jaspe est d'une seule couleur unie.

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