Apple Valley Jasper Rough Chunk! Rattlesnake Jasper Most of the modern Lilypad

Most of the modern Lilypad Jasper is a little more on the soft side

with blue jasper being pretty rare

It can also have a wide variety of colors

and it is easy to see why

this stunning slab has some awesome cab worthy pattern and colors

Apple Valley Jasper Rough Chunk! Rattlesnake Jasper Most of the modern LilypadApple 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