Note 3105 — BOOK XXXVII. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF PRECIOUS STONES.
John Bostock translation
Not identical, most probably, with the Carchedonian or Carthaginian stone mentioned in Chapter 25, which was probably a garnet or a ruby. Ajasson has no doubt that it is identical with jasper quartz, including the varieties called Striped or Riband jasper, and Egyptian jasper.