Mexican Red Snowflake Jasper 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch R0864 It's actually a pink variety

It's actually a pink variety of Beryl -- the family of gemstones that also includes Aquamarine

This earned it the Russian name “orletz” or Eagle Stone

Red Jasper is an aggregate of microcrystalline quartz and/or chalcedony and other minerals

all organic parts are replaced by minerals

Mexican Red Snowflake Jasper 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch R0864 It's actually a pink varietyMexican Red Snowflake Jasper is a naturally occurring Jasper with deep red, bright red, pink and golden mottling and spots within the primarily black stone. Viking and Germanic legend tell that the sword of the hero Siegfried, the dragon slayer, had Red Jasper inlaid in its hilt.