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Story: Life in hot springs

Sinter, Opaheke

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Sinter, Opaheke

The unusual shapes on this sinter, growing at Opaheke, are created by rapidly flowing thermal water and the presence of thermophilic bacteria.

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GNS Science, Extremophile Photo Collection

Reference: DSCO_2024

by Duncan Graham

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Bruce Mountain, Life in hot springs – Sinter, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/6467/sinter-opaheke (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Bruce Mountain, published 2 March 2009.