Garnet 5-8mm Natural Nugget - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Hubei Turquoise Red Jasper is an aggregate

Red Jasper is an aggregate of microcrystalline quartz and/or chalcedony and other minerals

Turritella Agate’s rich brown and black colors are patterned with the fossilized remains of sea creatures millions of years old

which gives it a naturally glossy appearance even before polishing

the fossilized resin of prehistoric pine trees

Jasper has a long and illustrious history

Garnet 5-8mm Natural Nugget - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Hubei Turquoise Red Jasper is an aggregateGarnets are a group of silicate minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives. All species of garnets possess similar physical properties and crystal forms, but differ in chemical composition. The different species are pyrope, almandine, spessartine, grossular (varieties of which are hessonite or cinnamon stone and tsavorite), uvarovite and andradite.