Jasper Jasper Jasper, an aggregate of microgranular quartz and/or chalcedony and other mineral phases, is an opaque, impure variety of silica, usually red, yellow, brown or green in color; and rarely blue. The common red color is due to iron(III) inclusions. The mineral aggregate breaks with a smooth surface and is used for ornamentation or as a gemstone. It can be highly polished and is used for items such as vases, seals, and snuff boxes. The specific gravity of jasper is typically 2.5 to 2.9. A green variety with red spots, known as heliotrope (bloodstone), is one of the traditional birthstones
A Red, Red Rose The lyrics are included in the song "Final Breath" by the post rock band Pelican on their album "What We All Come to Need". Moscow-based art-rock band "Red Red Rose" derives its name from the poem and has a song called "RRR" inspired by the poem. When asked for the source of his greatest creative inspiration, American singer songwriter Bob Dylan selected Burns' 1794 song "A Red, Red Rose", as the lyrics that have had the biggest effect on his life. The song is highly evocative, including lines describing rocks melting with the sun, and the seas running dry. Burns