Lime Rock Jasper
AKA: Lime Rock Chert
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color: Lime Rock
Jasper has three variations;
1. ranges from an opaque dark golden yellow to a dark
brown
with tiny veins of clear to white translucent
chalcedony.
2. A translucent gray
3. A homogenous yellow
Texture: Fine grain
Luster: Vitreous
Translucency: Opaque to translucent
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Distribution Comments:
Lim Rock Jasper occurs in the Conklin Limestone Quarry near Lime Rock,
Rhode Island.

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