Apple Valley Jasper Slab! Fossil Stromatolite! Lapidary Slab! LapidaryCentral though Old Stock Materials

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This fossil appears to be completely natural

Measurements (inches - longest - approx): 8 x 5

which is where the red and black coloration is derived from

this sure is a beauty

Apple Valley Jasper Slab! Fossil Stromatolite! Lapidary Slab! LapidaryCentral though Old Stock MaterialsApple 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