Color: Hozomeen
Jasper ranges from red to shades of reddish brown with white quartz
veins forming a crisscross pattern.
Texture: Fine grtain
Luster: Waxy to glossy
Translucency: Opaque
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Hozomeen Jasper is associated with
the Hozomeen Series of southern British Columbia and north central
Washington. Primary outcroppins occur around Mount Hozomeen,
Washington. Hozomeen Chert also occurs as glacial till far beyond
the Cascades.
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