Polished fossil stromatolite. Eucapsiphora leakensis. EUC149 rare SD159 Stromatolitic Dolomite slab

SD159 Stromatolitic Dolomite slab

Weight  is 192 grams

210 mm x 120 mm x 60 mm thick

Measures approximately 235mm x 115mm and  8mm thick

Tumble polished Chrome Chalcedony

Polished fossil stromatolite. Eucapsiphora leakensis. EUC149 rare SD159 Stromatolitic Dolomite slabEUC149 Very rare fossil stromatolite slab , cut and polished on one side. Interesting ripple like undulations across the top 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.