Collection, database and Exhibition

Donator list :
– Ader Magali – Farges Francois – Mojzsis Stephen – Thomazo Christophe
– Afroz Munira – Fogret Laurane – Monod Théodore – Tribovillard Nicolas
– Aritztegui Daniel – Hohl Simon – Monty Claude – Vennin Emmanuelle
– Babonneau Nathalie – Homann Martin – Philippot Pascal – Visscher Pieter
– Benzerara Karim – Hubert H. – Rouchy J.M. – Wattinne Aurélia
– Bodeur Yves – Konhauser Kurt – Saint-Martin J.P – Wilmeth Dylan
– Caby Renaud – Lacombe – Sans-Jofre P. – Zawaski Mike
– Cornée Annie – Lalonde Stefan – Sarfati Janine – Van Zuilen Mark
– d’Orbigny Alcide – Lopes Ugo – Shapiro Russel –
Welcome to the MNHN Microbialite Collection
The Microbialite Collection Of The National Museum Of Natural History In Paris Contains More Than 1300 Specimens Of Microbialites Spanning 3.5 Billions Of History Of Life On Earth.
Made Thanks To 36 Contributors This Collection Is Now Headed By A Scientific Committee That Evaluate Consequent Project.
In This Section We Present Each Specimen And Its Associated Dataset When Available.

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The MNHN Microbialite Collection :
The collection is available and accessible at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.
Questions or remark can be done directly by emailing at pierre.sans-jofre@mnhn.fr
Request and access to the collection may go through the website : http://colhelper.mnhn.fr
of the museum
Scientific committee :
Pierre Sans-Jofre, Pascal Philippot, Karim Benzerara, Marie-Béatrice Forel, Sylvain Charbonnier and Stefan Lalonde.

Richat crater, Mauritania, 8000 Years
Gg 2021-020
Types : Microbialites, Stromatolites, Columnar, Branched, Dichotomous
Mineralogy : Calcite
Data files: Yes
Publications :
Number of samples : 13 of hand specimens
Collected by : Janine Sarfati
Donation by : Janine Sarfati

Shark Bay, Australia
Gg 2021-106
Types : Microbialites, Stromatolites, Domal
Mineralogy : Calcite, Aragonite
Data files: Yes
Publications :
Number of samples : 2 Domes
Collected by : Jean-Marie Rouchy
Donation by : Jean-Marie Rouchy

North Pole, Dresser, Australia, 3,49 Gy
Gg 2021-36
Types : Microbialites
Mineralogy : Chert
Data files: Yes
Publications :
Number of samples : 1 samples
Collected by : Pascal Philippot
Donation by : Pascal Philippot

Ouarzazate, Morocco, 515 My
Gg 2021-66
Types : Microbialite, Stromatolite, Domal
Mineralogy : Carbonate and Chert
Data files: Yes
Publications :
Number of samples : 1 samples
Collected by : G. Choubert – H Holland, Jean Paul st Martin
Donation by : Jean-Paul Saint-Martin

Barberton, Moodies Group, South Africa, 3.22 Gy
Gg 2021-02
Types : Microbialite
Mineralogy : Silicoclastic
Data files: Yes
Publications : Homann et al. (2018). Microbial life and biogeochemical cycling on land 3,220 million years ago. Nature Geoscience, 11(9), 665-671.
Number of samples : 1 samples
Collected by : Martin Homann
Donation by : Martin Homann

Pilbara, Tumbiana, Australia, 2.7 Gy
Gg 2021 42
Types : Microbialite, Stromatolite, Dome
Mineralogy : Carbonate
Data files: Yes
Publications :
Number of samples : 1 samples
Collected by : Pascal Philippot
Donation by : Pascal Philippot

El Molino, Potosi, Bolivia, 70 My
Gg 2009 - 5094
Types : Microbialite, Stromatolite, Dome
Mineralogy : Carbonate
Data files: Yes
Publications :
Number of samples : 1 samples
Collected by : Jean-Marie Rouchy
Donation by : Jean-Marie Rouchy

Limagne, France, 23 My
Gg 2021 - 110
Types : Microbialite, Stromatolite
Mineralogy : Carbonate
Data files:
Publications :
Number of samples : 1 samples
Collected by : Aurelia Wattinne
Donation by : Aurelia Wattinne

Montpellier, France, 40 My
Gg 2021 - 48
Types : Microbialite, Stromatolite, Oncoide
Mineralogy : Carbonate
Data files:
Publications :
Number of samples : 1 samples
Collected by : Pierre Sans-Jofre
Donation by : Pierre Sans-Jofre