Polished fossil stromatolite. Eucapsiphora leakensis. EUC148 beryl 7 billion years

7 billion years

Dimensions approximately 170 mm x 65 mm x 9 mm thick

180 mm x 100 mm x 35 mm thick

Weighs 936 grams

220 mm x 130 mm x 8 mm thick

Polished fossil stromatolite. Eucapsiphora leakensis. EUC148 beryl 7 billion yearsEUC148 Very rare fossil stromatolite , cut and polished on one side with natural rough exterior. 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