Apple Valley Jasper Slab Fossil Stromatolite Lapidary Stone Slice Cut Rock Skaggs Jasper We've recently been told by

We've recently been told by the miner of Outback Jasper that it has been tapped out and is no longer being mined

Deschutes Picture Jasper is an old stock Jasper that was mined along the Deschutes River near where it meets the Columbia River

being approx 30 million years old

that is often lapidary grade

Here is a gorgeous 15 inch 8mm Bead strand of Leopard Skin Rhyolite from Mexico

Apple Valley Jasper Slab Fossil Stromatolite Lapidary Stone Slice Cut Rock Skaggs Jasper We've recently been told byApple 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