Rainbow Stromatolite

  • Gunflint Iron Fm Rainbow Stromatolite (GIS15)

    Notes specific to this specimen:  Notes specific to this specimen: This is one of the most interesting specimens we’ve ever seen! Multiple very clear stromatolite colonies throughout the specimen and in a variety of colors with contrasting dark laminae. All the more impressive because it’s from the world-famous Gunflint Iron Formation. This piece is from our original discovery in 2025. Beautiful colonies with strawberry and deep red colonies with dark laminae bands characteristic of this site. This is unlike anything we’ve ever seen. Polished with brilliant shine on front face only. Back and edges are naturally rough.

     

    SIZE: 3″ X 4″ X 1.5″

     

    Name: Collenia sp. (possible new species)
    Age: Anamikean / Paleoproterozoic – 1.88 billion years
    Unit: Gunflint Iron Formation
    Site: Ontario, Canada
    Date: 2025

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin. In addition, an attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.

  • Gunflint Iron Fm Rainbow Stromatolite (GIS15) (Copy)

    Notes specific to this specimen:  Notes specific to this specimen: This is one of the most interesting specimens we’ve ever seen! Multiple very clear stromatolite colonies throughout the specimen and in a variety of colors with contrasting dark laminae. All the more impressive because it’s from the world-famous Gunflint Iron Formation. This piece is from our original discovery in 2025. Beautiful colonies with strawberry and deep red colonies with dark laminae bands characteristic of this site. This is unlike anything we’ve ever seen. Polished with brilliant shine on front face only. Back and edges are naturally rough.

     

    SIZE: 3″ X 4″ X 1.5″

     

    Name: Collenia sp. (possible new species)
    Age: Anamikean / Paleoproterozoic – 1.88 billion years
    Unit: Gunflint Iron Formation
    Site: Ontario, Canada
    Date: 2025

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin. In addition, an attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.

  • Gunflint Iron Fm Rainbow Stromatolite (GIS16)

    Notes specific to this specimen:  These stromatolites from the Gunflint Iron are so incredibly unusual.  Every one is so unique!  I’ve never seen such a variety of pattern and color as we do in these.  This one has purple, red, white, yellow, brown, grey, black and more!  This piece is wedge-shaped, so we polished two perpendicular sides to show the longitudinal and cross cut of the colonies.  Beautiful piece!

     

    SIZE: 2″ X 2″ X 4″

     

    Name: Collenia sp. (possible new species)
    Age: Anamikean / Paleoproterozoic – 1.88 billion years
    Unit: Gunflint Iron Formation
    Site: Ontario, Canada
    Date: 2025

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin. In addition, an attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.

  • Gunflint Iron Fm. Rainbow Stromatolite (GIS11)

    Notes specific to this specimen: This is a fantastic specimen! Multiple very clear stromatolite colonies throughout the specimen. All the more impressive because it’s from the world-famous Gunflint Iron Formation. This piece is from our original discovery in 2025. Beautiful deep red colonies with a natural black halo unlike anything we’ve ever seen. Polished with brilliant shine on front face only. Back and edges are naturally rough.

     

    SIZE: 1.5″ x 3″

     

    Name Collenia sp. (possible new species)
    Age Anamikean / Paleoproterozoic – 1.88 billion years
    Unit Gunflint Iron Formation
    Site Ontario, Canada
    Date 2025

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin. In addition, an attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.

  • Gunflint Iron Fm. Rainbow Stromatolite (GIS12)

    Notes specific to this specimen: This is an unusually large stromatolite colony for this site. Also from the world-famous Gunflint Iron Formation. This piece is from our original discovery in 2025. Beautiful deep red colony with obvious laminae. Polished with brilliant shine on front face only. Back and edges are naturally rough.

     

    SIZE: 2″ x 3″

     

    Name Collenia sp. (possible new species)
    Age Anamikean / Paleoproterozoic – 1.88 billion years
    Unit Gunflint Iron Formation
    Site Ontario, Canada
    Date 2025

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin. In addition, an attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.

  • Rainbow Stromatolite (RS1)

    Notes specific to this specimen:  This is one of the original discovery pieces, collected by us in August 2025.  It is characteristic of all the variety of colors found in this site.  We’ve never seen such a variety of colors of stromatolite from a single site.  It reminded us of all the colors of Arizona petrified wood – known as “Rainbow Wood” –  and this became the source for our naming this new discovery “Rainbow Stromatolite”.

     

    SIZE: 2″x 4″x 1.5″

     

    Name Collenia sp. (possible new species)
    Age Anamikean / Paleoproterozoic – 1.88 billion years
    Unit Gunflint Iron Formation
    Site Ontario, Canada
    Date 2025

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin. In addition, an attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.

  • Rainbow Stromatolite (RS2)

    Notes specific to this specimen:  Another one of the original discovery pieces, collected by us in August 2025.  Unusual wine coloring with distinct colonies.

     

    SIZE: 1.5″x 4″x .5″

     

    Name Collenia sp. (possible new species)
    Age Anamikean / Paleoproterozoic – 1.88 billion years
    Unit Gunflint Iron Formation
    Site Ontario, Canada
    Date 2025

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin. In addition, an attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.

  • Rainbow Stromatolite (RS3)

    Notes specific to this specimen:  Another one of the original discovery pieces, collected by us in August 2025.  Deep red colonies surrounded by high iron hematite matrix.

     

    SIZE: 2″x 2.58″x .75″

     

    Name Collenia sp. (possible new species)
    Age Anamikean / Paleoproterozoic – 1.88 billion years
    Unit Gunflint Iron Formation
    Site Ontario, Canada
    Date 2025

     

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin. In addition, an attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.

  • Rainbow Stromatolite (RS4)

    Notes specific to this specimen:  Another one of the original discovery pieces, collected by us in August 2025.  Unique honey-color colonies with unusual dark laminae.  Never seen anything like this!

     

    SIZE: 2″x 2″x .75″

     

    Name Collenia sp. (possible new species)
    Age Anamikean / Paleoproterozoic – 1.88 billion years
    Unit Gunflint Iron Formation
    Site Ontario, Canada
    Date 2025

     

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin. In addition, an attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.

  • Rainbow Stromatolite (RS5)

    Notes specific to this specimen: Another one of the original discovery pieces, collected by us in August 2025. Wild contrasts in the colors of these colonies.

     

    SIZE: 2″x 4″x .5″

     

    Name Collenia sp. (possible new species)
    Age Anamikean / Paleoproterozoic – 1.88 billion years
    Unit Gunflint Iron Formation
    Site Ontario, Canada
    Date 2025

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin. In addition, an attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.

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