Red Creek Jasper 2x4mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch Crystal Quartz The original stones were often

The original stones were often used as protective amulets and are usually scarred or pitted in places where they were ground off for use in traditional medicines

and Rutile as well

rendering its black especially deep and mysterious

a microscopic protozoa with a silica shell

Red Creek Jasper 2x4mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch Crystal Quartz The original stones were oftenRed 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.