Apple Valley Jasper Slab! Fossil Stromatolite Slab Wonderstone Jasper The rockhound who dug this

The rockhound who dug this did not remember where they had dug it

The majority of it was collected prior to the 1970s

though there has since been a newer deposit discovered

This chunk has some pretty awesome and unique plume and mini fortification formations going on

Apple Valley Jasper Slab! Fossil Stromatolite Slab Wonderstone Jasper The rockhound who dug thisApple 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