This delightful necklace features a forest jasper pendant on an antique brass chain, giving it the look of a cherished heirloom.
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Jasper is an opaque, impure variety of silica, usually red, yellow, brown or green in color. The name means "spotted or speckled stone", and is derived via Greek iaspis, from a Semitic language.
Jasper is considered to be good for general tissue regeneration; mineral assimilation; and general healing. It is said that darker colors are more grounding, and work well when joined with opals. They are recommended for assisting in quick thinking and helping endure stress.
An alloy of copper and zinc, brass is usually yellow in color, therefore sometimes mistaken for gold. Some types of brass are called bronzes, despite their high zinc content.
Brass has been known to man since prehistoric times, long before zinc itself was discovered. It was produced by melting copper together with calamine, a zinc ore. During this process, the zinc is extracted from the calamine and instantly mixes with the copper. Pure zinc, on the other hand, was too reactive to be produced by ancient metalworking techniques.