Apple Valley Jasper Slab Fossil Stromatolite Lapidary Stone Slice Cut Rock Opal Jar It takes a great polish

It takes a great polish and works into some pretty amazing cabochons

This chunk appears that it is more valuable as a display rather than a cutter

It even has some of the rare Christmas Tree variety

It has long since been tapped out

While an image may look just like the rock on my end

Apple Valley Jasper Slab Fossil Stromatolite Lapidary Stone Slice Cut Rock Opal Jar It takes a great polishApple Valley Jasper is collected from the exact location of the famous Apple Valley Agate (Sahara Desert of Morocco), but it is a fossil stromatolite. Stromatolites are ocean colonizing bacteria called cyanobacteria that get trapped in sediment layers. Stromatolites are one of the earliest known fossils; in some locations worldwide, they are still being formed. With Apple Valley Jasper, each layer is a unique story, as the geological events and