jasper stone
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jasper slip — noun or jasper stone : a slip or stone of reddish quartz that is used in polishing watch parts … Useful english dictionary
Jasper — is an opaque, [ [http://www.mindat.org/min 2082.html Mindat: Jasper profile] ] impure variety of silica, usually red, yellow or brown in color. This mineral breaks with a smooth surface, and is used for ornamentation or as a gemstone. It can be… … Wikipedia
Jasper County (Missouri) — Jasper County Courthouse in Carthage, gelistet im NRHP Nr. 73001041[1] Verwaltung US Bun … Deutsch Wikipedia
Jasper conglomerate — Jasper conglomerates are a distinct type of glacial erratic collected mostly from glacial drift. The conglomerates were derived from the North American region of the Canadian Shield that is present on St. Joseph Island and north and northwest of… … Wikipedia
jasper — [jas′pər] n. [ME jaspre < MFr < L iaspis < Gr, a green precious stone, prob. akin to Heb yāšpeh] 1. a type of chert quartz that is usually reddish due to the presence of hematite 2. Bible a precious stone, probably an opaque green quartz … English World dictionary
jasper — precious stone, c.1300, from Anglo Fr. jaspre, O.Fr. jaspre, jaspe, from L. iaspidem (nom. iaspis), from Gk. iaspis jasper, via an Oriental language (Cf. Heb. yashpeh, Akkad. yashupu) … Etymology dictionary
Jasper, Alberta — For other uses, see Jasper (disambiguation). Municipality of Jasper Specialized municipality … Wikipedia
Jasper (name) — This article is about the given name. For other meanings, see Jasper (disambiguation). Jasper Gender Either Other names Related names Casper, Gasper, Jesper Jasper is a given name. The name means spotted or speckled stone and is derived from… … Wikipedia
jasper — jasper1 /jas peuhr/, n. 1. a compact, opaque, cryptocrystalline variety of quartz, usually colored red: often used in decorative carvings. 2. Also called cameo ware, jasperware. a fine, hard stoneware introduced c1775 by Wedgwood, stained various … Universalium
Jasper — /jas peuhr/, n. 1. a city in NW Alabama. 11,894. 2. a resort town in SW Alberta, in SW Canada, on the Athabaska River: headquarters for Jasper National Park. 3060. 3. a male given name, form of Caspar. * * * I Opaque, fine grained or dense… … Universalium
