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Egyptian jasper

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noun

  1. a type of jasper, generally with zones of colour, found in desert regions of Egypt

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The floor was a mosaic of turquoise forget-me-nots on a turf of Egyptian jasper.

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It appeared to me that the round pieces of Egyptian jasper belonged also to the Barcelona limestone.

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