Natural History - Polished Kambaba Orbicular Bacteria Jasper Palm Stone

CIRCA 3 BILLION YEARS B.P.

2 3/8 in. (128 grams total, 60 mm).

Also known as crocodile jasper, polished to an egg-shaped specimen with attractive surfaces. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From Madagascar.
Ex Bristol, UK, collection.

Footnotes

This stromatolite formed in shallow waters from the build up of a group of cyanobacteria. It is also known as blue-green algae and their fossil record dates back almost three and a half billion years.

CONDITION

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LOT 2304