So.. no. Actually, Jasper is NOT a scientific term. When labeling proper jaspers, scientists will label the specimen "cryptocrystalline quartz or microcrystalline quartz: variety jasper. And no, Bumblebee Jasper is not a Jasper. Bumblebee Jasper isn’t a silicate material so the name is confusing. More technically speaking, it’s a combination (or conglomerate) of a bunch of different minerals. The main mineral present is actually calcite, and the calcite in Bumblebee Jasper is what allows for all of the patterns and coloring. The way calcite grows in this way, however, is different from how it usually forms in geodes. They grow from a more radial point, like fibers, rather than in large crystals like in geodes. The other colors we see in Bumblebee Jasper are a result of hematite, sulfur, pyrite, anhydrite, arsenic and volcanic matter.

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