Canadian Stromatolites


PHOTO NUMBER

NAME

AGE

FORMATION

LOCATION 

MY CODE ON ROCK (not for labels)

1

Stromatolite – 

cf. Pilbaria sp.

Paleoproterozoic - ~1.88 Ga

Wildbread Fm

Cove on S coast of Blanchet Island, NWT, Canada

W. COL 

Col Wildb

2

Stromatolite – Gongylina sp.

Paleoproterozoic - ~1.88 Ga

Utsingi Fm

Small island off central N coast of Blanchet Island, NWT, Canada

U2

3

Stromatolite – Gongylina sp.

Paleoproterozoic - ~1.88 Ga

Utsingi Fm

Elongate island on E end of Blanchet Is, NWT, Canada

LONG IS.

4

Stromatolite – 

cf. Pilbaria sp.

Paleoproterozoic - ~1.88 Ga

Wildbread Fm

Elongate island on E end of Blanchet Is, NWT, Canada

LONG IS. W

5

Stromatolite -      Platella cf. anasata

Paleoproterozoic - ~1.88 Ga

Taltheilei Fm

Small island at NE end of Blanchet Island, NWT, Canada

TAL SM IS 3

6

PHOTO NOT GOOD FOR IDENTIFICATION

Paleoproterozoic - ~1.88 Ga

Taltheilei Fm

Small island at NE end of Blanchet Island, NWT, Canada

TAL SM IS

7

Stromatolite – Kussoidella cf. limata

Paleoproterozoic - ~1.88 Ga

Utsingi Fm

Elongate island on E end of Blanchet Is, NWT, Canada

LONG IS 1 UTS

8

Stromatolite – 

Stratifera sp.

Paleoproterozoic - ~1.88 Ga

Utsingi Fm

Small island off central N coast of Blanchet Island, NWT, Canada

1ST Is “U”

9

Stromatolite – 

cf. Jacutophyton sp.

Paleoproterozoic - ~1.88 Ga

Utsingi Fm

Elongate island on E end of Blanchet Is, NWT, Canada

LONG IS 3

10

Stromatolite – 

Kussiella cf. kussiensis

Paleoproterozoic - ~1.88 Ga

Taltheilei Fm

Cove on NE coast of Blanchet Island, NWT, Canada

B1

11

Stromatolite – Gongylina sp.

Paleoproterozoic - ~1.88 Ga

Utsingi Fm

THERE IS A MISTAKE WITH THE LOCALITY WRITTEN ON THE PIECE

NOT MY DOING EITHER

12

Stromatolite – Gongylina sp.

Paleoproterozoic - ~1.88 Ga

Utsingi Fm

Central N coast of Blanchet Island, NWT, Canada

BD2

13

Stromatolite – Stratifera sp. with microdigitate stromatolite band.

Paleoproterozoic - ~1.88 Ga

Wildbread Fm

Small island off central N coast of Blanchet Island, NWT, Canada

1st I. F

14

PHOTO NOT GOOD FOR IDENTIFICATION

Paleoproterozoic - ~1.88 Ga

Wildbread Fm

Elongate island on E end of Blanchet Is, NWT, Canada

LONG IS. W

15 TOP

2 PIECES IN PHOTO

15 BOTTOM

Thrombolite 

 

Thrombolite with Djulmekella sp.

Paleoproterozoic - ~1.88 Ga

Hearne Fm

S coast of Blanchet Island, NWT, Canada

H1

16

Stromatolite – Gongylina sp.

Paleoproterozoic - ~1.88 Ga

Utsingi Fm

Small island off central N coast of Blanchet Island, NWT, Canada

UTSINGI FRA

17

Stromatolite – 

Kussiella cf. kussiensis

Paleoproterozoic - ~1.88 Ga

Taltheilei Fm

Small island at NE end of Blanchet Island, NWT, Canada

TAL SM IS 1

18

Stromatolite – Gongylina sp.

Paleoproterozoic - ~1.88 Ga

Utsingi Fm

Small island off central N coast of Blanchet Island, NWT, Canada

Uts 1st Is Fireplace

19

Stromatolite –

Kussiella cf. kussiensis

Paleoproterozoic - ~1.88 Ga

Taltheilei Fm

Cove on NE coast of Blanchet Island, NWT, Canada

B1

20

Stromatolite – 

Stratifera sp.

Paleoproterozoic - ~1.88 Ga

Utsingi Fm

Small island off central N coast of Blanchet Island, NWT, Canada

U 2

1 & 21 are  same pic

Stromatolite – 

cf. Pilbaria sp.

Paleoproterozoic - ~1.88 Ga

Wildbread Fm

Cove on S coast of Blanchet Island, NWT, Canada

W. COL 

Col Wildb

2 & 22 are  same pic

Stromatolite – Gongylina sp.

Paleoproterozoic - ~1.88 Ga

Utsingi Fm

Small island off central N coast of Blanchet Island, NWT, Canada

U2