Apple Valley Jasper Slab – Fossil Stromatolite Lapidary Stone from Morocco Pietersite • Origin: Sahara Desert

• Origin: Sahara Desert

but a few specimens were collected and this would be one of those

or pits formed during fossilization - these are part of its character

and can make awesome display pieces or cabochons

Photos: All photos are taken with the stone dry

Apple Valley Jasper Slab – Fossil Stromatolite Lapidary Stone from Morocco Pietersite • Origin: Sahara DesertApple Valley Jasper Slab Rare Fossil Stromatolite from the Sahara DesertUncover a piece of Earth's ancient oceanic history with this unique Apple Valley Jasper, a fossilized stromatolite found in the same legendary location as Apple Valley Agatedeep in the Sahara Desert of Morocco. Unlike typical jasper, this material is formed from cyanobacteria, some of the earliest lifeforms on Earth, which colonized shallow seas and left behind layered sediment