Jasperoid is a rare, peculiar type of metasomatic alteration of rocks
From silica, the main mineral content of Jasperoid
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Black, Brown, Green, Grey, Pink, White
Decorative Aggregates, Floor Tiles, Homes, Interior Decoration
As Building Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings, Paving Stone
As a Flux in the Production of Steel and Pig Iron, As a Sintering Agent in Steel Industry to process Iron Ore, As Dimension Stone, Cement Manufacture, for Road Aggregate, Making natural cement, Manufacture of Magnesium and Dolomite Refractories, Production of Glass and Ceramics, Serves as an Oil and Gas Reservoir rock
Taken as a Supplement for Calcium or Magnesium
Artifacts, Jewellery, Monuments, Sculpture
An Oil and Gas Reservoir, As a Feed Additive for Livestock, Gemstone, Metallurgical Flux, Production of Lime, Soil Conditioner, Source of Magnesia (MgO)
Host Rock for Lead, Traps for subsurface fluids like Oil and Natural Gas., Zinc and Copper Deposits
Archaeological Significance
Jasperoid is a rare and peculiar type of metasomatic alteration of rocks. It is formed by extreme alteration of wall rocks within a shear zone which may occur in sediments, andesites, trachytes and basalts.
Clay Minerals, Pyrite, Quartz, Sulfides
NaCl, CaO, Carbon Dioxide, Magnesium Carbonate, MgO
Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism
Medium to Fine Coarse Grained
Transparent to Translucent
Heat Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant
Deposits in Eastern Continents
Austria, Italy, Romania, Spain, Switzerland
Deposits in Western Continents
Deposits in Oceania Continent
New South Wales, Queensland, Yorke Peninsula
Learn more about Properties of Jasperoid
What is Jasperoid? In this section, we will learn more about properties of Jasperoid i.e. physical and thermal properties. Physical properties of Jasperoid include Color, Streak, Hardness, Structure, Cleavage, Fracture, Luster, Specific Gravity etc. The strength of Jasperoid is 140.00 N/mm2. Streak of Jasperoid is white while its cleavage is perfect. Luster of Jasperoid is vitreous and pearly and its fracture is conchoidal. Jasperoid is transparent to translucent in nature. Know all about Jasperoid, What is Jasperoid, its composition, features, facts and reserves in next sections.
Know about Composition of Jasperoid
What is Jasperoid composed of? Get to know about composition of Jasperoid here. Jasperoid definition gives information about the Formation of Jasperoid and its composition.The composition of Jasperoid can be further divided into mineral and compound content. The mineral content of Jasperoid rock includes Clay Minerals, Pyrite, Quartz, Sulfides and The compound content of Jasperoid rock includes NaCl, CaO, Carbon Dioxide, Magnesium Carbonate, MgO. Almost all rocks undergo transformation process. Know all about Jasperoid rock in next section.