Apple Valley Jasper Slab! Fossil Stromatolite Slab! Owhyee Picture Jasper but they are pretty neat

but they are pretty neat regardless

and specimens of this grade are nearly impossible to come by

you have to have it positioned correctly to get the best view of the inner hidden beauty

The scientific name of these are Metasequoia occidentalis

and this is a chance to be one of the first people to work this new material

Apple Valley Jasper Slab! Fossil Stromatolite Slab! Owhyee Picture Jasper but they are pretty neatThis slab does have some fractures and may need treated and stabilized to cab or polish. Apple 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,