pseudojasper

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noun

A rock that resembles, but is not, jasper

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Meanings

nounpseudojasper (countable and uncountable, plural pseudojaspers)

plural pseudojaspers

  1. countabledateduncountablechemistryA rock that resembles, but is not, jasper

    Now I suspect that the action of granite on this rock, has converted a part of it into this pseudo-jasper.

    1841, Edward Hitchcock, Final report on the geology of Massachusetts - Page 553
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    The pseudojasper, gold, and brilliant colours dazzled the eye till they all seemed to be swimming round and round the dome like fishes in a glass bowl.

    1888, Benito Pérez Galdós, La familia de León Roch - Volume 2, page 86

Origin

From pseudo- + jasper.

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APA

pseudojasper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudojasper

MLA

“pseudojasper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudojasper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudojasper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudojasper.

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