South Africa AB blue jasper bracelet (5-6mm balls)

BRA-JASB-01
Origin: South Africa
Grade: AB

Very beautiful bracelet made of 5-6mm blue jasper balls.
Patterns and colors may vary from one stone to another.

The enormous particularity of jasper is that it comes in many finishes. Some have been identified very recently. All varieties have many colors with different properties, virtues, and various associated astrological signs.

Jasper can have several aspects. It is a sedimentary rock containing 80 to 95% silica. Jasper is a variety of microcrystalline quartz and may also contain clay, calcite, pyrolusite or hematite.

It has an appearance as nodules or sometimes serves as a filling in cracks. It can be found all over the world and in all colors. It also has all kinds of patterns, spotted or ribboned. It is a mineral that has undergone numerous transformations, sometimes classified as mineral, sometimes as rock depending on its degree of impurities.

Its particularity remains the infinite extent of its aspects, all different from each other. The jasper gives the impression that Mother Nature had fun drawing on these stones. Jasper is a complicated stone to identify due to its diverse appearances. Its colors range from green to yellow, red to white, blue to black, brown to gray, etc.

The properties of jasper differ depending on its additives (manganese, alumina, iron hydroxide) and its inclusions (agate or opal). Jasper mainly owes its colors to the iron oxides present. This diversity of colors and shapes makes each jasper stone unique. Jaspers are named according to the regions where they are mined, according to the person who discovered them, according to their color, according to the patterns.

The name “jasper” comes from the Greek “iaspis” meaning spotted stone. Jasper has been known for millennia. In the Bible, it is the first stone of the walls of Jerusalem. It is known to act against spider and snake bites. Since Antiquity, this stone has been used as a protective stone, a lucky charm and promoting the smooth progress of a pregnancy. Jasper amulets were carved by the Egyptians and placed with the mummies to promote the success of their passage into the afterlife.

Many civilizations used this stone to engrave cylindrical seals, talismans with astrological or religious images. Furthermore, for Native Americans and in the Middle Ages, jasper was believed to have the ability to make rain fall.

In conclusion, jasper is a stone widely exploited throughout history. It is found in ornamental stone, jewelry, vases, mosaics, etc.

The main deposits of jasper are in South Africa.

Blue jasper was discovered and identified very recently, so there are no legends or beliefs linked to its history.

Blue jasper has an intense blue that can be very light, cyan or even turquoise. When it is dark blue, it can be confused with lapis lazuli.

All its nuances give it incredible beauty. Thus, blue jasper is commonly used in jewelry or as an ornamental stone.

Sometimes some blue stones also contain brown or green hues, resembling amazonite.

Blue jasper has a hardness of 6 on the Mohs scale, in comparison, diamond has a hardness of 10 on the Mohs scale. Therefore, blue jasper remains relatively fragile to shape.

This stone has a slow and constant vibrational frequency, correlating with the electromagnetic energies of the Earth. Blue jasper allows us to measure and appreciate each element of nature and the environment. It encourages refocusing on energies and facilitates introspection.

Blue jasper is a relatively reasonably priced stone due to its abundance around the world. It remains much more affordable than turquoise for similar effects. Blue jasper is worn daily for several weeks in order to fully benefit from its virtues.

The benefits of blue jasper in lithotherapy

Its psychological benefits

Blue jasper is a stone of anchoring and stability. It provides feelings of security, well-being, strength and healing. Placed in a room or carried on one's person, blue jasper diffuses an atmosphere of serenity and calm. It has the power to eradicate negative influences inside the home or inside one's head.

This stone is a stone of protection against negative energies, such as anxieties, repressed fears and stress. It promotes rest and relaxation while helping to find serenity and peace.

Blue jasper has energizing properties and gives the strength to achieve one's goals by developing willpower. It allows you not to suffer from loneliness, and even to make the situation positive. It turns out to be an excellent intellectual stimulant.

It develops stability while harmonizing energies. It restores balance between exterior and interior, between yin and yang, etc. It allows you to be invaded by positive waves and to communicate them to those around you.

When speaking in public, blue jasper is recommended. It promotes good eloquence, gives confidence and encourages solid argumentation if necessary. It reinforces charisma and charms the audience.