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36 Minerals

J- Jasper

J- Jasper

$42.00 USD
$42.00 USD
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Size

J is for jasper.

All prints are of digital paintings of minerals created with archival ink and paper. Each print is signed by the artist. You can watch the painting process in the video below.

Materials

All prints are printed on Red River 60lb Polar White paper with archival ink.

Shipping & Returns

Shipping is from my studio in Baltimore, MD to anywhere in the Continental United States. Orders over $100 ship free of charge.

8" x 10" prints ship flat pack, and the two larger sizes ship in a tube.

Dimensions

I currently offer 3 sizes of prints. You can select sizes above.

Care Instructions

All prints are printed on archival paper with archival ink, but I do recommend you protect your print within a glass frame. I've chosen 3 common sizes that are easy to find a variety of frame styles an price points for.

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Jasper

Jasper means "spotted or speckled stone," and is derived via Old French jaspre, Greek iaspis, Hebrew yashpeh, and Akkadian yashupu. The common red color is due to iron inclusions.

  • Chemical Formula

    SiO2

  • Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness

    6.5-7

  • Streak

    White

  • Geological Setting

    Jasper is the main component in the silica-rich parts of banded iron formations (BIFs) which indicate low, but present, amounts of dissolved oxygen in the water such as during the Great Oxidation Event or snowball earths.