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 |