[Jewelry making - Article 00055] - Re: [Orchid] Agate or Jasper?

[Beth Rosengard]

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Hi Dave,

>     This may be over simplification, but observation seems to lead to
>     the conclusion that jaspers are opaque and agates have some
>     translucency or transparency to them. Could it be that simple??? 

    Pretty much!  And, when the opaque and translucent are intermingled,
    as often happens, the material is frequently referred to as
    jasp-agate. Regardless, they're both examples of micro-crystalline
    quartz. 

Beth


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