jasperyadj.
/ˈdʒaspəri//ˈdʒɑːspəri/ Of the nature of, resembling, or containing jasper.
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1843 J. E. Portlock Rep. Geol. Londonderry 525 The small cavities are filled with red jaspery agate.
1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. iv. viii. §2. 579 The calcareous and marly shales are changed into hard, almost jaspery, shales or slates.
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