McDermitt Jasper
AKA: Gary Green Jasper
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Color: McDermitt
Jasper is a scenic jasper with shades of blue, brown and white.
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McDermitt Jasper primarily occurs in dry lake bottom deposits in
Malheur County Oregon, north of McDermitt, Nevada.
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