Briggs Jasper
AKA: China Hollow
Jasper, Dolphite Jasper
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color: Briggs
Jasper is primarily brown with light to dark brown, yellow, tan, blue,
or grayish brown "landscaping" patterns or lines bands and arcs.
Texture: Fine Grain
Luster: Vitreous
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Distribution Comments:
Briggs Jasper is associated with the John Day Formation of Oregon.
Primary outcroppings occur at Briggs Junction, Sherman
County, Oregon
Projectile point made from this material:
Pictures Provided By:
Larry Christian
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