Apple Valley Jasper Slab! Fossil Stromatolite Slab! Sandstone Picture Jasper a variety we have pulled

a variety we have pulled very little out since the first year the mine was in operation

It can make some gorgeous cabochons

It can be a super fun material to work with

Surviving fossils can also sometimes be found within Septarian Nodules

that has been on the market for decades

Apple Valley Jasper Slab! Fossil Stromatolite Slab! Sandstone Picture Jasper a variety we have pulledApple Valley Jasper is collected from the same location and the popular Apple Valley Agate (Sahara Desert of Morocco), but it is actually a fossil stromatolite! Stromatolites are a form of ocean colonizing bacterial called cyanobacteria that get trapped in sediment layers! Stromatolites are one of the earliest known fossils, and in some locations around the world, they are still being formed! With Apple Valley Jasper, each layer is a unique story, as