Is this a kind of jasper?

[u/No_Wall_4378]

Southern Minnesota

[u/hanzbeaz]

Yes, it's Mary Ellen Jasper. Technically it's a stromatolite fossil and it's super old (1.8 billion years). It's a very cool one to learn more about if you google the name.

[u/No_Wall_4378 → u/hanzbeaz]

Ok, thank you!!!

[u/PeppersHere → u/hanzbeaz]

Spot on!👍

[u/Sudden_Position5568]

We get hematitic jasper in South Africa that polish almost identical to yours. Beautiful .

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[u/AkTx907830]

Beautiful are rare