Mary Ellen Jasper (Fossil Stromatolite) Rough
Mary Ellen Jasper is actually a fossil stromatolite. It has swirls
of hematite mixed into a bright red background. very solid hard jasper.
This fossiliferous material is 2.1 billion years old and the specie is Collenia
undosa.
Mary Ellen Jasper polishes with diamond, cerium or tin oxide. Mohs hardness
7.
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