Green spot jasper is a bead-trade name with no formal definition. Sellers describe dark green stone with lighter flecks, much like green tree jasper, and the exact rock can vary between suppliers.
Microcrystalline quartz (jasper/chalcedony type), trade name
Green Spot Jasper
Jaspe de manchas verdes
- Palette
- Green Black
- Mined in
- Africa, Australia, India, Madagascar, Mexico
- Hardness
- Mohs 6.5–7.0 ?
- See-through
- opaque
- Known since
- Prehistoric
- Named for
- Greek iaspis, glossed as 'spotted or speckled stone'
- Also sold as
- Green Spotted Jasper, Green Tree Jasper, Dark Green Spot Jasper
- Intention
- Calm Abundance
- Looking for
- Calm Peace Prosperity
- Water
- Keep it dry; wipe with a soft cloth
- Dye or finish
- No bead page we read states a dye or heat for this stone. Jasper is sometimes sealed with oil or wax, so the shine may not be bare stone.
Not in our pieces now
HORNBLENDE
Hornblende gets its name from German Horn and blende, 'to deceive', because it looks like a metal-bearing ore.
CYPRUS
Roman writers described a hard, dull grayish-green jasper from Cyprus, apart from the Indian jasper that looked like emerald.
6.5 TO 7
Jasper rates 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale, while the hornblende flecks in a mossy green jasper rate only 5 to 6.
What it is
Opaque dark green stone with lighter and darker green spots. 'Green spot jasper' is a bead-trade name, also sold as green tree jasper, and describes a silica stone related to tree agate.
What gives it its color
Jasper takes its color from the minerals mixed into the silica as it formed, and in the mossy green jaspers the green comes from dense green mineral inclusions such as hornblende.
In history
Green jasper is among the oldest worked stones: it was made into bow-drill tips at Mehrgarh (in present-day Pakistan) in the fourth to fifth millennium BC, and Egyptian jewelers of the Late Period (664 to 322 BC) set it in a gold ring now in the Walters Art Museum. A Roman writer ranked emerald-green jasper third, after purple and rose.
What's said about it
In crystal lore, green jasper is thought of as a quiet, steadying stone. People keep it for calm and for a sense of slow, steady growth.
In older gem lore, jasper was well known in the ancient world. Ancient writers ranked green jasper among the finest colors, and green jasper was carved into heart amulets in ancient Egypt.
It is hard enough for everyday wear on the wrist. Some people also keep a bead in a pocket.
How people wear or keep it: On the wrist, or in a pocket.
In crystal practice
Day to day, the same tradition suggests keeping it close: on the wrist, in a pocket. People reach for it when they want calm, peace, prosperity, and many set an intention when they put it on. Most practitioners cleanse a new stone first (running water only if the stone can take it, otherwise smoke or moonlight) and set it aside now and then to rest.
These are beliefs people have held and still hold about the stone, reported as such. Nothing here is a promise or a medical claim. We sell stones as jewelry, not for these effects.
Associations
BirthstoneMarch
Also calledGreen Spotted Jasper, Green Tree Jasper, Dark Green Spot Jasper
Care
- Hard enough for daily wear (about 6.5 to 7) but avoid sharp knocks.
- Wipe with a soft damp cloth and mild soap; dry fully.
- Avoid ultrasonic cleaners and harsh chemicals in case of a sealer or dye.
- Store apart from harder gemstones.
How to tell what you have
- Sold under this name the bead is most likely an opaque green jasper (the same stone some sellers call green tree jasper, a close cousin of tree agate), but it varies by lot.
- Some stones sold as jasper are actually rhyolite, an igneous rock with a more granular, round-spotted look.
- Quartz-type jasper is hard (6.5 to 7) and opaque, so a steel point should not scratch it.
What sets the price
The price follows what the bead actually is in that lot (most likely a green quartz-type jasper also sold as green tree jasper, though some green stones sold as jasper are really rhyolite) and the usual bead factors: depth and evenness of the green, the spot pattern, bead size, and polish.
Rules and sourcing
Green spot jasper is a trade name for a jasper or chalcedony type, and jasper is sometimes sealed with oil or wax. Under the FTC jewelry guides a seller should say what the bead actually is and disclose a seal.
Related stones
Questions people ask at our table
What is green spot jasper?
It is a trade name used by bead sellers for dark green stone with spotted or flecked patterning. One seller says it is the same as green tree jasper, a less translucent relative of tree agate, but the name has no formal definition.
Is green spot jasper natural or dyed?
Sellers list it as natural stone, but the name is loose and I could not confirm the base material. Ask the supplier for the exact material if it matters.
Is it the same as autumn jasper or epidote?
No. Autumn jasper is a name sold for epidote, a different mineral. Green spot jasper is a separate trade label, though shoppers sometimes confuse them.
Where does it come from?
I could not verify an origin; bead sellers give inconsistent answers, so the origin list is left empty.
How do I care for it?
Clean with a soft damp cloth and mild soap and store it apart from harder stones. Keep it out of ultrasonic cleaners.
Not in our pieces right now
Stones we do carry that are close to it are listed under related stones.
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