Red Creek Jasper 6mm Round Matte Large Hole Beads - 8 Inch 1109202148HR It contains inclusions such as

It contains inclusions such as copper and iron

who first discovered the stone in Southern California in 1868

but those varieties are transparent

When the level of iron oxide is high

and comes in a range of other colors

Red Creek Jasper 6mm Round Matte Large Hole Beads - 8 Inch 1109202148HR It contains inclusions such asRed Creek Jasper is named for the Red River in china where the stone was recently discovered. Its colors include burnt red, mustard yellow, olive green and gray to green, and it can be mottled or striated with veins of these colors. Jasper is an opaque, microcrystalline form of Quartz, revered by ancient civilizations as a sacred stone of protection.