Bill MinarikSep 25, 2025

On rocks, from Mineral Cup’s admin, @mikamckinnon
She writes:
#Hematite is a key mineral in banded iron formations. And BIFs are my BFFs

Very well done! BIFs make their appearance around minute five.

https://www.ted.com/talks/mika_mckinnon_do_you_have_a_rock

Thanks for the heads up
@vickyveritas
@vickyveritas.bsky.social

#MinCup25 #BandedIronFormation #GreatOxidationEvent #Stromatolites #EarthHistory #EarthSystemScience

Mika McKinnon: Do You Have a Rock?

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Show threadIvan ArtyukhinApr 14, 2025

21.04.2024
Laguna Tebenquiche, Atacama Desert, Chile

#chile #stromatolites #stromatolite #rocasvivientes #atacama #lagunatebinquinche #lagunatebenquinche #nature #microbialmat #atacamadesert

Ivan ArtyukhinApr 14, 2025

Строматолиты в пустыне Атакама.
Посетили в рамках экскурсии к лагуне Cejar, причем в описании экскурсии они не указаны, так что стали приятным сюрпризом. Наверное, большинству туристов это название ни о чем не говорит.
Выглядят не особо эффектно, но именно такие микробиальные маты были первыми, кто начал выделять кислород. Но здесь они молоденькие - не старше нескольких тысяч лет.

21.04.2024
Laguna Tebenquiche, Atacama Desert, Chile

#chile #stromatolites #stromatolite #rocasvivientes #nature

John Vaccaro (johniac)Mar 30, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 31st, 2025

https://bit.ly/stc033125

#nanostructured #Copper-Tantalum-Lithium #stability #strength #Connectome #cortical #thickness #volume #conductor #Faraday #electrostatic #tube #stromatolites #amino-acids #abiogenesis #carbon-nitrogen #AMSAT-OSCAR #AO-7 #NiCd #AE4JC

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 31st, 2025

In the beginning God created data. Then She created Man to corrupt it. Vol II No 80 167 links Curated New Copper Alloy Demonstrates Incredi...

Khurram Wadee ✅Feb 4, 2025

#xkcd: #Stromatolites

https://xkcd.com/3046/

#Humour #Cartoon

Stromatolites

xkcd
Bill MinarikFeb 1, 2024
A very cool talk this week at GEOTOP by André Pellerin, University of Quebc at Rimouski. He spoke on the strange chemistry and biology of Lake Untersee, east Antarctica. This lake is perpetually ice-covered and the bottom covered with #stromatolites (microbial mats) similar to those found in ecosystems three billion years in Earth's past.
#UCAR #Antarctica #Rimouski #Quebec #Archean #GEOTOP
Matt WillemsenDec 14, 2023
Lost world of lagoons filled with mounds of microbes discovered in Atacama desert
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/microbiology/lost-world-of-lagoons-filled-with-mounds-of-microbes-discovered-in-atacama-desert #atacamadesert #lagoons #microbes #biology #stromatolites #mars
Lost world of lagoons filled with mounds of microbes discovered in Atacama desert

Researchers have discovered a jaw-dropping ecosystem of crystal-clear lagoons and salt plains in Argentina's Puna de Atacama desert that could offer a window onto early life on Earth and Mars.

Live Science
CellBioNewsDec 7, 2023

Deep within an inhospitable #desert, a window to first #life on #Earth.

#stromatolites #cyanobacteria #evolution

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-deep-inhospitable-window-life-earth.html

Deep within an inhospitable desert, a window to first life on Earth

CU Boulder geologist Brian Hynek has helped to document what may be a unique kind of ecosystem on Earth—and a possible window into the earliest stages of life on this planet 3.5 billion years ago, and even life on ancient Mars.

Phys.org
AshSep 21, 2023

Hiya Mastodon,

Re- #Introduction time! I'm Ash, a stop motion animator of wildlife and paleontologist.

In the last year I moved from Australia to France and to Mastodon from my ex Twitter handle @aela_wild.

With the move I renamed my business to StudioWild. So far it's a better fit :)

Now that I'm set up, I post about natural history and share my mixed media art. I'm looking forward to getting to know my new landscape and all the weird wild animals and places in between.

If you're inclined, my animations live on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@studio_wild

#geology #paleontology #naturalHistory #mushrooms #moss #reptiles #mammals #echinoderms #velvetWorms #oceans #crinoids #stromatolites #earlyEarth #forage #mushroom

Studio Wild

I'm Ash, making stop-motion animation and art about wildlife. I do commissions, get in touch if you're interested in discussing a project.

YouTube
Matt WillemsenSep 8, 2023
In Australia’s Ancient Stromatolites, NASA Finds a Blueprint for Mars Exploration
As the international community continues working together to study Mars and prepare for samples to bring to Earth, these teams explored what our own backyard can teach us about the search for life elsewhere.
https://scitechdaily.com/in-australias-ancient-stromatolites-nasa-finds-a-blueprint-for-mars-exploration/ #Australia’s #Stromatolites #NASA #Mars #Exploration #Pilbara
In Australia’s Ancient Stromatolites, NASA Finds a Blueprint for Mars Exploration

NASA is working with its international partners to study the ancient Earth as it relates to Mars. In June 2023, NASA's Mars Exploration Program leaders joined their counterparts from the Australian Space Agency, ESA (European Space Agency), and the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industria

SciTechDaily