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(n.) An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called striped / banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Jasper'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​j/jasper.html. 1828.
 
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