{"product_id":"earliest-life-north-pole-dome-stromatolite-classic-riker-box-specimen","title":"Earliest Life - North Pole Dome Stromatolite - Classic Riker Box Specimen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew at Mini Museum! Limited Availability! 3,481,000,000 years old!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/1715\/files\/earliest-life-front_1024x1024.png?v=1637608092\" alt=\"\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/1715\/files\/earliest-life-front_1024x1024.png?v=1637608092\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbove: The front of the Specimen Card.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe struggle of life on our dynamic planet is a tale of boom and bust reflected by countless cycles of life in the geological record. We generally think of large, fossilized bones as the best evidence of ancient life, but even microscopic bacteria have left an indelible mark in the form of laminated sediments we call\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003estromatolites\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/1715\/files\/early-life-layers-41680_1024x1024.jpg?v=1637610063\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/1715\/files\/early-life-layers-41680_1024x1024.jpg?v=1637610063\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAbove: Layers of time from the earliest days of life on Earth. The Rough 4.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhile we have several stromatolite specimens in the Mini Museum collection, North Pole Dome stromatolites of the Dresser Formation in Western Australia are the oldest known fossil material on the planet. They date to 3,481,000,000 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/1715\/files\/early-life-layers-120000_1024x1024.jpg?v=1637610218\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbove: A beautiful 12\" Polished Slice.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAccess to this material is \u003cem\u003eexceedingly\u003c\/em\u003e rare. We are fortunate enough to work with one of the only private mining companies with licenses to export this material from Australia. As such, all specimens were collected on private land and exported from Australia in accordance with all heritage and mining laws.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/1715\/files\/earliest-life-specimens-on-white-2_1024x1024.jpg?v=1637610267\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbove: Single specimens displayed on a small slab of rough material.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarliest Life Specimens:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClassic Single Specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e - Hand cut from rough material, these small specimens measure ~5mm across. They are enclosed inside acrylic specimen jars and housed inside our classic, glass-topped riker display cases. The cases measure 4 1\/2\" x 3 1\/2\". A small information card is also enclosed that also serves as the certificate of authenticity. Color varies from gray to red as do shapes and thickness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRough Material\u003c\/strong\u003e - These large chunks of rough stromatolite material are priced and sold individually. They will come with individual certificates of authenticity and ship in a sturdy carton.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePolished Slabs\u003c\/strong\u003e - These showcase specimens have one side that is highly polished to reveal layers upon layers of ancient life. Priced and sold individually, they come with individual certificates of authenticity as well as the small stands you see pictured.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Mini Museum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53029257019673,"sku":"80-112-0199-201-40","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1003\/0153\/7561\/files\/earliest-life-context-01-4_965c48e9-4019-46e0-bc02-5f0c27b7c447.jpg?v=1787177904","url":"https:\/\/touchofmodern.com\/products\/earliest-life-north-pole-dome-stromatolite-classic-riker-box-specimen","provider":"Touch of Modern","version":"1.0","type":"link"}