Polished fossil stromatolite. Eucapsiphora leakensis. EUC149 Rhodo CLA226 A slab

CLA226   A slab

a small abandoned gold mining centre in the Midwest region of Western Australia

Weighs 254 grams

A bulk assortment

It weighs 278 grams

Polished fossil stromatolite. Eucapsiphora leakensis. EUC149 Rhodo CLA226 A 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.