Polished fossil stromatolite. Eucapsiphora leakensis. EUC145 peanut Rainforest Jasper slab

Rainforest Jasper slab

70 mm x 40 mm  x 35 mm

From near Paraburdoo in Western Australia

CC121  Chrome chalcedony slab

Weighs 180grams

Polished fossil stromatolite. Eucapsiphora leakensis. EUC145 peanut Rainforest Jasper slabEUC145 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. Dimensions at widest points approx. 110 mm x 120 mm x 12 mm