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Jasper is a cryptocrystalline variety of the mineral Quartz (SiO 2). Quartz is the most abundant single mineral on earth. It makes up about 12% of the earth's crust, occurring in a wide variety of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks.
You will also find this stone occurring in a round circular formation, which are commonly called Azurite Suns. Another interesting stone known as K2 Jasper is a fairly recent discovery. This is Azurite in Granite, and it is found on the K2 mountain in Pakistan, so this is another another form that this stone occurs in.