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Geyserite, or siliceous sinter, is a form of opaline silica that is often found as crusts or layers around hot springs and geysers. Botryoidal geyserite is known as fiorite. Geyserite is porous due to the silica enclosing many small cavities.[1] Siliceous sinter should not be confused with calcareous sinter, which is made of calcium carbonate.

Geyserite from Iceland

In May 2017, evidence of the earliest known life on land may have been found in 3.48-billion-year-old geyserite uncovered in the Pilbara CratonofWestern Australia.[2][3]

Geyserite basin at Chinese Spring, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone

See also

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  • Geothermal areas of Yellowstone – Geyser basins and other geothermal features in Yellowstone National Park
  • Life on Mars – Scientific assessments on the microbial habitability of Mars
  • Timeline of the evolutionary history of life

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    1. ^ "Sinter | mineral".
  • ^ Staff (9 May 2017). "Oldest evidence of life on land found in 3.48-billion-year-old Australian rocks". Phys.org. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  • ^ Djokic, Tara; Van Kranendonk, Martin J.; Campbell, Kathleen A.; Walter, Malcolm R.; Ward, Colin R. (9 May 2017). "Earliest signs of life on land preserved in ca. 3.5 Ga hot spring deposits". Nature Communications. 8: 15263. Bibcode:2017NatCo...815263D. doi:10.1038/ncomms15263. PMC 5436104. PMID 28486437.
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