Polished fossil stromatolite. Eucapsiphora leakensis. EUC135 Jasper SPF131 Fossil stromatolite

SPF131   Fossil stromatolite

Weight is 468 grams

130 mm x 100 mm x 45 mm thick

cut and polished  on one side

5 mm thick at widest points

Polished fossil stromatolite. Eucapsiphora leakensis. EUC135 Jasper SPF131 Fossil stromatoliteEUC135 Very rare fossil stromatolite slab polished on one side. Eucapsiphora leakensis. These small branching columnar stromatolites are from the Mount Leake Sandstone, Earaheedy Group, Western Australia. Location is near the town of Meekatharra. Age is Palaeoproterozoic (1. 6 to 2. 5 billion years). The environment they grew in was most probably a sandy tidal flat or braided river channel. Approx. 110 mm x 40 mm x 7 mm thick. 60 grams.