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Definition of Jaspery

1. a. Of the nature of jasper; mixed with jasper.

Definition of Jaspery

1. Adjective. Resembling jasper. ¹

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Definition of Jaspery

1. jasper [adj] - See also: jasper

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jaspery

Literary usage of Jaspery

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1906)
"... and the lined ones by the Banded Ironstones (altered fine mechanical sediments, characterised by a jaspery appearance, and a banding due to the ..."

2. Geology of Wisconsin: Survey of 1873-1879 by Wisconsin Chief Geologist (1880)
"... and siliceous, jaspery and argillaceous hematitic rocks. C. Limonitic quartzose ores and rocks, often containing ..."

3. A Treatise on Earthy and Other Minerals and Mining by David Christopher Davies (1888)
"... jaspery—Rock Crystal and its Varieties—Chalcedony—Agates — Flint — Chert—Jasper—Opal—Analyses of Rocks containing much Silica and Alumina. SILICA. ..."

4. A Treatise on Earthly and Other Minerals and Mining by David Christopher Davies (1892)
"... jaspery—Rock Crystal and its Varieties—Chalcedony—Agates — Flint — Chert—Jasper—Opal—Analyses of Rocks containing much Silica and Alumina. SILICA. ..."

5. A Preliminary Report on the Geology of New Brunswick: Together with a by New Brunswick Geological Survey, Henry Youle Hind (1865)
"... or Little Tobique—jaspery Rocks on Campbell River— Red and Green Porphyries on the Serpentine—Ores pf Metals on Campbell River— Iron, Manganese, Nickel, ..."

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