Definition of geyserite in English:
geyserite
noun ˈɡʌɪzərʌɪtˈɡiːzərʌɪtˈɡīzəˌrīt
mass nounA hard opaline siliceous deposit occurring around geysers and hot springs.
Example sentencesExamples
- The cliffs rising like cones are made up of sheet layers of hydroquarzite, silicic limestone and mass geyserite.
- The crust of geyserite is thin in places and if walked on can break through.
- Over hundreds of years, the geyserite builds up.
- The temperature of the water is not high enough to form geyserite.
- The accumulated geyserite constituted small, cone-shaped hills here and there, which are called geyser cones today.
Origin
Early 19th century: from geyser + -ite1.