Picasso Jasper Stone Bracelet

Picasso jasper, also sometimes called Picasso stone, is actually a metamorphic limestone and not a jasper at all. The beautiful layers and colors of Picasso jasper results from heat and pressure within the Earth. The lined patterns in this stone are formed by iron oxides. Jasper is a 6.5-7 on the Moh's Scale of Harness. I always think of quartz or glass when I hear “Silica,” whereas Limestone is that softer stuff that fell apart when I tried to use it to make a dry rock wall in my garden. Named after the painter Pablo Picasso, this unique gemstone is found in the state of Utah in the United States. The gemstone has an abstract, modernistic look with its wide streaks of black, grey and occasional red.