What is Black Jasper?
Black Jasper is a micro crystalline variety of quartz – a type of Chalcedony. It is related to Onyx, which is also a type of Chalcedony, and offers a similar, true black color for the jeweler. However, we have been especially impressed by the intense, radiant polish of Black Jasper. It is even more brilliant and reflective than Onyx and has become a very popular choice for jewelry making. Its hardness of 7 makes it ideally suited to faceting, and the gorgeous teardrop beads featured in the handcrafted Jet Black Jasper necklace flash and twinkle like few other beads we know. Black Gem Stone Jewelry For Formal Dress When Scarlett O’Hara tearfully rues that widowhood has forced on her the edict of wearing only black jewelry in Gone With The Wind, we readers are getting a miniature history lesson. The setting of this classic American novel is the Civil War which began in 1861. 1861 is also the year in which Queen Victoria’s beloved husband, Albert, died, and her choice of jet jewelry as be
