Apple Valley Jasper Slab! Fossil Stromatolite Slab! Pietersite it generally takes a gorgeous

it generally takes a gorgeous polish and works into some designer grade cabochons

There are some truly stunning cutters and trimmers in this box

They are believed to be closely related to modern day horseshoe crabs

This particular one appears to have some worm holes

some high grade moss agate

Apple Valley Jasper Slab! Fossil Stromatolite Slab! Pietersite it generally takes a gorgeousApple 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