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Noreena Jasper

What is Noreena Jasper? Noreena Jasper comes from Pilbara Region of Western Australia, near the mining town of iron ore of Newman and is nearly 700 miles north of the capital of Perth It is silicified mudstone that is renowned for its patterns of rusty red or somewhat mustard yellow and cream tints. It is estimated that Noreena Jasper is around 2687-2765 million years old. Noreena Jasper is around a 7 on the Mohs Hardness Scale and is a Massive micro granular quartz Birthstone: August / Zodiac: Leo

CRYSTAL HABIT:Massive, compact, nodular
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE:Trigonal (microcrystalline quartz)
MOHS:Approximately 7
HOST ROCK:Silicified mudstone of the Pilbara region, Western Australia
ELEMENT:Earth
ZODIAC:Aries · Leo
PROPERTIES:
  • Creativity
  • Energy
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Pilbara Region, Western Australia

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