History of the study of Karelia paleoproterozoic stromatolites and their display at the museum of precambrian geology, Petrozavodsk

The paper deals with the history of stromatolite studies in the Republic of Karelia and the compiling of a stromatolite collection at the Museum of Precambrian Geology, IG, KarRC, RAS, Petrozavodsk. Major stages in the study of Karelia’s Proterozoic stromatolites are presented, changes in the point of view of their origin are assessed and the exposition «Karelia’s and worldwide stromatolites» is described for the first time. Analysis of the history of Karelia’s widespread and accessible stromatolites and a review of the stromatolite collection at the museum are of scientific and educational interest.