Big Bend Yellow Jasper











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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Big Bend Yellow Jasper is commonly a mottled yellow with reds occurring.

Texture: Fine grain

Luster:

Translucency: Opaque

Silica Fabrics / Fossils: 
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Heat Treatment: 

Knapping:  Good knapping quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Big Bend Yellow Jasper occurs in the Big Bend State Park region with primary sources occurring in the Calamity Creek area of Cathedral Mountains, near Bone Spring, in the southern Davis Mountains, the hills around Alpine Valley, and Maravillas - Dugout creek area, Texas.
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