Apple Valley Jasper Slab! Fossil Stromatolite! Lapidary Slab! Yellow Jacket Photos were taken with the

Photos were taken with the stone wet

but most of the collection was from Oregon and Washington

This is one I've had in my personal collection for a few years now

similar to how a fire opal behaves

If you need larger than tumbling sized chunks

Apple Valley Jasper Slab! Fossil Stromatolite! Lapidary Slab! Yellow Jacket Photos were taken with theApple 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