Red Jasper Crystal Guide: meaning, origin & properties
Learn what Red Jasper is, where ours comes from, traditional associations across cultures, and how to identify a real specimen, in our complete Red Jasper Crystal Guide.
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This is an A-grade Red Jasper crystal mushroom, carved in Zimbabwe from Northern Cape red jasper. Red jasper is an opaque chalcedony colored by dispersed iron oxide, and the darker seams are the parent rock's iron banding exposed by the carve. It stands 4.69 inches tall, 3.32 across, 1.70 pounds, Mohs 6.5 to 7, natural and untreated. From an existing collection, not new extraction.
Red jasper is an opaque variety of chalcedony, the same microcrystalline quartz family as agate, colored throughout by finely dispersed iron oxide rather than by any surface treatment. The red runs the whole way through the stone.
What separates one piece from another is the pattern. Darker seams and mottling mark where iron concentrated in the parent rock, and a carved form cuts across them so the interior structure becomes the surface design.
The material comes from the Northern Cape of South Africa, whose banded iron formations are among the richest iron-bearing rocks on earth. This mushroom was carved in Zimbabwe through an artisan network and reached us via an existing collection rather than new extraction.
Red jasper is worked with for steadiness and stamina, the sort that keeps you going through a long stretch rather than providing a lift. It is traditionally linked to the root chakra.
If that resonates, it suits a workspace or somewhere you start the day.
These are traditional associations drawn from historical practice. This stone is not a substitute for medical or mental health care.
Offered as a starting point for your own practice.
Red Jasper sits at 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale, about as hard as glass, so it handles daily use but will scratch against harder stones. Keep chemical cleaners away from it; they can etch the surface.
Natural red jasper from Northern Cape, South Africa. No. Red jasper is colored throughout by iron oxide that was present as the stone formed. Nothing has been added.
Yes. This listing is one piece, photographed individually. When it sells, it is gone.
It measures 4.69" H x 3.32" Dia and weighs 1.70 pounds.
Grades reflect visual quality within a batch. A is standard, with typical inclusions. AA shows stronger color, cleaner surfaces and tighter sizing. AAA is the top 10 to 15 percent of a batch. Every lot is inspected and graded by our team in Rockville, Maryland, not taken on the supplier’s word.
Northern Cape, South Africa material, carved in Zimbabwe through an artisan network. It reached us through an existing collection rather than new extraction. It came to us through an artisan network, one of the sourcing models we publish and stand behind.
Every lot is inspected and graded by our expert team before it is listed, not taken on the supplier's word. A on this listing means stronger color, cleaner surfaces and tighter sizing than the batch average. Pieces that miss the mark never reach the shop.
How We GradePurchased through a known network of individual artisans or family mining teams. Each piece traces back to a named producer or workshop. We say what we know and where our tracing stops.
Our Sourcing StandardsEverything we sell is natural in origin: never synthetic, never dyed, never coated. Where a stone has been heated, irradiated or stabilized, which is common in the trade for some species, we say so on the listing. If a piece is not as described, return it within 90 days of delivery.
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